Asia economy

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation, accompanied by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 21, 2025, following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
World+Biz

Trump unveils 25% tariffs on goods from Japan, S Korea in letters to leaders

Trump also announced the US will impose 25% tariffs on Malaysia and Kazakhstan, 30% on South Africa and 40% on Laos and Myanmar

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Global Economy

Asia's markets start to crack under dollar pressure amid Mideast war

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei index and various countries' stock market index prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asian markets build on global rally ahead of key US data

Employees work on the production line at Jingjin filter press factory in Dezhou, Shandong province, China August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Siyi Liu
Stocks

Asia's factory output slumps as weak China demand weighs

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Global Economy

Asia's easing economic headwinds make way for stronger recovery

Asia and the world face growing risks from economic fragmentation
Global Economy

Asia and the world face growing risks from economic fragmentation

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying Russian Trading System (RTS) Index, Japan's Nikkei index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asia stocks stagger into September as dollar spikes

A worker checks machinery at a factory in Higashiosaka, Japan June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami
Global Economy

Global factory activity slumped in August but signs cost pressures easing