Key takeaways from 2024 China parliamentary meeting: economy, environment
A Chinese flag flutters on top of the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), to mark 10th anniversary of…
Japan averts technical recession as revised fourth-quarter data shows economy grew 0.4%
Commuters walking at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Japan averted a technical recession as revised official data on Monday showed the economy returned to…
Powell testimony; SOTU, Japan household spending
A man takes photos of a view showing residential and commercial buildings, from an observation deck beneath the YTN Seoul Tower, commonly known as the Namsan Tower, in Seoul on…
China’s PBOC governor says there’s room to cut banks’ RRR
China’s central bank governor said there was room to further cut banks’ reserve requirements, and pledged to utilize monetary policy to prop up consumer prices. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
China’s top securities regulator to crack down on market manipulators
A securities business hall in Fuyang, China, in December 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s top securities regulator vowed to “strictly” crack down on market manipulators,…
China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%
Missiles on the background of the Chinese flag Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% in 2024, Reuters reported Tuesday,…
Asia markets fall, New Zealand central bank holds rate steady
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Kosuke Okahara/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking
The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking member of the Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American weapons to ethnic militias in Myanmar in exchange…
HSBC profit misses estimates; bank announces $2 billion share buyback
Customers use automated teller machines (ATM) at an HSBC Holdings Plc bank branch at night in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Feb 16, 2019. Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty…
expects surplus; household, business support
Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s deputy prime minister and finance minister. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s budget deficit widened more than expected in 2023 but the country…