Asia Economy

October CPI declines, PPI negative for 13th month

Barbara Terrio

China consumer price index shrank 0.2% year-on-year in October, more than an expected 0.1% decline. Producer price index declined 2.6% last ...

South Korea stocks slide, Japan business sentiment improves

Barbara Terrio

3 Hours Ago New Zealand’s inflation expectations fall to two-year low in fourth quarter New Zealand’s inflation forecast dropped to ...

Live updates, Bank of Japan, China PMI

Barbara Terrio

3 Hours Ago Yen weakens after Bank of Japan holds rates, increases flexibility on yield curve control Japan’s yen weakened ...

profit after tax surges over 235% year-on-year

Barbara Terrio

HSBC’s profit after tax came in at $6.26 billion in the three months ended September, jumping 235% compared to the $2.66 ...

Chinese IPO listings overseas getting complicated, says NYSE’s Ge

Barbara Terrio

There is strong appetite among Chinese companies to list in U.S. stock exchanges, according to Kobe Ge, head of China ...

Asia stock markets extend losses after Powell’s comments; Japan inflation slows

Barbara Terrio

2 Hours Ago Malaysia inflation rate slides to lowest since March 2021 Malaysia’s consumer price index recorded a 1.9% increase ...

TSMC earnings report Q3 2023

Barbara Terrio

TSMC posted a third quarter profit of NT$211 billion on Thursday – its second straight quarter of profit decline – ...

Asia stock market today: Live updates

Barbara Terrio

28 Mins Ago Nomura upgrades China economy, expects 5.1% growth this year Economists at Nomura raised their forecast for China’s ...

Samsung, SK Hynix get indefinite waivers on U.S. chip equipment

Barbara Terrio

South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix will be allowed to ship U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment to their China factories indefinitely ...

Japan could be next in line to land on moon

Daisy Hips

Last month, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a lunar exploration spacecraft from its Tanegashima Space Center.  Japan’s success this ...