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Asia Strengthens, AI Ignites Rally
Thursday, 9 October 2025 14:19 WIB | Market update

Asian stocks opened higher, following Wall Street's rally fueled by AI-fueled euphoria. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 1.2%. Japan and Australia led gains, while China's ADR rose 0.9% ahead of the mainland market's reopening after Golden Week. The yen was nearly flat after...


Asia markets trade mixed after World Bank raises regional growth forecast
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 14:04 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Wednesday, breaking ranks from Wall Street losses, after the World Bank raised the region’s growth forecast Tuesday. That comes after a summer that saw U.S. tariff-led uncertainty rock the global economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was little changed, while...


Asian Markets Soar: Yen Falls, Gold, and Stocks Soar!
Monday, 6 October 2025 14:44 WIB | Market update

Asian stocks surged to new highs, led by Japan's Nikkei 225, which surged more than 4% following the election of pro-stimulus lawmaker Sanae Takaichi as the next prime minister. This unexpected political shift boosted investor optimism, fueling gains across the region and pushing the MSCI Asia...


Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street gains as investors look past government shutdown
Friday, 3 October 2025 14:11 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as investors shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown. Investors are waiting to see how long the shutdown will last to assess the gravity of its economic repercussions. Historically, government shutdowns in the U.S....


Asian Stocks Rise, Chips Lead; Markets Remain Calm in the Face of US Shutdown
Thursday, 2 October 2025 14:34 WIB | Market update

Asian markets opened higher, following a global rally that pushed world indexes to new records, despite the US entering its first government shutdown in nearly seven years. Japan, South Korea, and Australia all traded in positive territory, with the chip and technology sectors providing key...


Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street gains ahead of a potential U.S. government shutdown
Wednesday, 1 October 2025 14:17 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street ahead of a potential U.S. government shutdown as lawmakers continue to wrangle over details of a second temporary spending bill. Investors in Asia will look toward the Reserve Bank of India’s rate decision late...


Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed; Reserve Bank of Australia decision in spotlight
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 14:09 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday with focus on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate decision later in the day. The RBA is expected to hold its cash rate steady at 3.6%, according to a Reuters poll, as high inflation has restricted its ability to loosen monetary policy. “The...


Asia markets trade mixed; Australia central bank starts two-day policy meeting
Monday, 29 September 2025 14:07 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday, while the Reserve Bank of Australia will kickstart its two-day policy meeting where it is expected to hold its cash rate steady at 3.6%, according to a Reuters poll. “The RBA are likely to find themselves in a tougher position than recent meetings. There...


Asia-Pacific markets fall after Trump announces new tariffs; approves TikTok deal
Friday, 26 September 2025 14:00 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced fresh tariffs on furniture, heavy trucks and pharmaceutical products. Starting from Oct. 1, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and associated products will face a 50% tariff, while a 30% tariff will be charged for...


Asian Stocks in Tight Range as Global Rally Stalls: Markets Wrap
Thursday, 25 September 2025 14:11 WIB | Market update

Asian stocks traded in a tight range at the open after losses on Wall Street as signs of fatigue crept into the AI-fueled equity rally. Shares in Japan and Australia edged up while those in South Korea retreated. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and a gauge of global stocks each dropped...


Asia markets track Wall Street declines after U.S. Fed chair suggests stocks are overvalued
Wednesday, 24 September 2025 13:58 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets fell Wednesday, tracking Wall Street declines after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that “equity prices are fairly highly valued.” Powell also signaled that the rate-cutting path wasn’t clear and that the central bank faces a “challenging...


Trump-Xi meeting likely to happen next year, says U.S. ambassador to China
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 23:42 WIB | Economy

A highly anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents is more likely to take place next year than this fall, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Tuesday. “We’re looking forward to getting together, as President Trump said, and potentially in the near future, but certainly...


Asia-Pacific markets trade higher, tracking Wall Street gains on tech stocks rally
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 14:08 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Tuesday, fueled by a tech rally on Wall Street after Nvidia announced a partnership with OpenAI, driving investor optimism about the future of artificial intelligence. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 rose 0.17%. South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.69%, while the small-cap...


Asia-Pacific markets rise ahead of China’s loan prime rate decision
Monday, 22 September 2025 14:26 WIB | Market update

Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains on Friday stateside, as investors awaited China’s key lending rate decision that’s due out today. China is expected to leave the loan prime rates unchanged, according to a Reuters poll. This came after the central bank kept a...


Asian Stocks Rise as Global Gauge Hits New Peak
Friday, 19 September 2025 14:13 WIB | Market update

Asian stocks were on the cusp of an intraday record high after US and global equity benchmarks hit fresh peaks, as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut bolstered sentiment. Stocks in Japan and Australia opened higher while South Korea was flat. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow...


Indonesia Surprises Markets with Rate Cut to Boost Growth
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 22:30 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank Indonesia unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 bps to 4.75% at its September 2025 policy meeting, marking the third consecutive monthly rate cut and defying market expectations to hold rates steady at 5.0%. This is the sixth rate reduction since last September, bringing the...


Asian Stocks Look Subdued as Investors Await Fed
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 14:14 WIB | Market update

Asian stocks are poised for a sluggish start following a tepid Wall Street session, as investors held back ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.  Equity-index futures signaled modest losses in Sydney and Tokyo, though Hong Kong looked set to open...


Trump and Xi will finalize it Friday
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 02:39 WIB | Economy

Both President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak on Friday to discuss the terms. Trump also said in a Truth Social post Monday that a deal was reached “on a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save.” Bessent indicated the framework could...


Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 breaches 45,000 mark to hit a fresh high
Tuesday, 16 September 2025 14:21 WIB | Market update

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surpassed the 45,000 mark for the first time, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets Monday, after President Donald Trump said that the U.S.-China trade negotiations in Spain were progressing well. The trade talks were overshadowed by a “framework” deal regarding the...


US says China spreads ’false’ World War Two narratives to pressure Taiwan.
Monday, 15 September 2025 23:53 WIB | Economy

China is intentionally mischaracterising World War Two-era documents to put pressure on, and isolate, Taiwan, as those accords made no determination of the island’s ultimate political status, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said. The 80th anniversary of the war’s end has been marked by a...



European Stocks Close Lower again
Monday, 6 October 2025 23:54 WIB

Euro Area Stock MarketEuropean stocks closed mostly lower on Monday as fresh political turmoil in France rekindled concerns of fiscal instability...

Asia markets trade mixed after World Bank raises regional growth forecast
Wednesday, 8 October 2025 07:20 WIB

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Wednesday, breaking ranks from Wall Street losses, after the World Bank raised the region's growth forecast...

Gold Rises Amid Macro Uncertainty, Other Tailwinds
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 07:10 WIB

Gold rises in the early Asian trade. There's a broad commodities uptrend, driven by macro uncertainty, a weaker dollar, and persistent demand for...

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at fresh records to start week, helped by AMD gains
Tuesday, 7 October 2025 03:19 WIB

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs on Monday, spurred by optimism about increased mergers and acquisitions activity after...

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