Breaking News: Asia

Bank of Japan hikes rates for the first time in 17 years in a historic shift, abolishes yield curve control

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Jessica Roberts

Japan flag and Japanese Yen cash banknotes (money, economy, business, finance, inflation, crisis) Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central ...

Australia, China trade, Powell testimony

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Jessica Roberts

3 Hours Ago Japan’s yen strengthens against dollar, at one-month high An undated photographic illustration of Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar ...

China Two Sessions, gold price, Hong Kong stocks

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2 Hours Ago Japan seeing ‘early signs’ of rising inflation and wages: cabinet official Japan is seeing early signs of achieving a ...

Japan approaches new high, China PMI contracts

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4 Hours Ago South Korean exports growth surges on strong chip demand South Korean exports in February rose 4.8% from a year ...

Japan’s Nikkei hits all-time high on reforms, robust corporate earnings

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Pedestrians walking across with crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Both the Nikkei and the broader ...

Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking

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The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking member of the Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American ...

China boosts property funding with first cut in key loan rate since June

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Jessica Roberts

A staff member counts Chinese Yuan at a bank’s personal finance business service area in Haian, East China’s Jiangsu province, Sept 15, ...

Japan GDP, Singapore GDP, South Korea trade

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2 Hours Ago Indonesian markets rally after Prabowo’s presumed electoral win Indonesia stocks rose after Indonesia’s Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto declared victory ...

Asia markets live updates: U.S. inflation, BOJ yen

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Jessica Roberts

The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Bloomberg | Getty Images Most Asia-Pacific markets fell on Wednesday, with the exception of Hong ...

Sony posts record quarterly revenue on PlayStation sales boost

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Jessica Roberts

Sony aims to sell 18 million PlayStation 5 consoles in its financial year ending in March 2023. Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | ...