Asia markets: investors weigh fragile Iran ceasefire, possible U.S.-Iran deal
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.Yaorusheng | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday, with Japan and South Korea's benchmark indices...
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Goldman Sachs on North versus South Asian stocks
An employee smiles while looking at her mobile phone in front of a digital board showing the Korea Composite Stock...
Central banks offload U.S. Treasuries; China holdings at 18-year low
The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Taxday inflows jolted the US Treasury's cash...
Japanese FX intervention wipes out yen’s Iran war losses
Bird's-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours.Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Japanese yen surged...
Markets bet on U.S.-Iran deal despite Hormuz Strait blockade
Tourists walk past the U.S. Capitol and are reflected in the window of a parked ambulance on Capitol Hill in...
Asia markets set to rise amid hopes of a U.S-Iran deal, China data in focus
A customer is paying attention to the Chinese stock market at a stock exchange in Hangzhou, China, on January 22,...
Global markets after Donald Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 08, 2026 in New...
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across Asia is...
Asia’s worst-performing currency is set for a rocky start to 2026
The Indian rupee moved in a narrow band on Monday as steady interbank dollar bids blunted positive cues from improved...
Ray Dalio says gold, non-fiat currencies will be stronger stores of value as U.S. debt mounts
Ray Dalio, founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates, speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal's 2024 The Future of Everything...
