Asian economy

Asian economy

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Asian stocks slip as new Covid-19 strain darkens recovery prospects

MSCI's gauge of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan fell 0.21%. China's benchmark CSI300 Index and Hang Seng Index both opened down 0.2%

An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group which exports its products to countries such as US and Japan, in Xingtai, Hebei provinc, China, May 21, 2019 /Reuters

Asian factories continue recovery from Covid-19 woes as China booms

FILE PHOTO: Investors sit in front of a board showing stock information at a brokerage house on the first day of trade in China since the Lunar New Year, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China February 3, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Asian shares open higher following stellar month of gains

Photo: Collected.

Asian shares rise as investors count on vaccine relief

An employee works on the production line of a tyre factory under Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group which exports its products to countries such as US and Japan, in Xingtai, Hebei provinc, China, May 21, 2019 /Reuters

China's factory output beats forecasts as Asia shakes off Covid slump

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian shares rise on vaccine bets but analysts urge caution

A visitor wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past in front of an electric screen displaying Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan March 2, 2020/ Reuters

Asian stocks rally as investors applaud vaccine development

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Asian shares, US futures surge on relief US election decided

Men wearing protective face masks chat in front of a screen displaying Nikkei share average and world stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Asian shares rebound on strong China data, oil on slippery slope

A general view of a seaport in South Korea. Export slump continued to ease last month in the country, signaling some hope for global recovery. Photo: Collected

Three Asian export engines see the good, the bad and the ugly

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, US, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Asia’s recovery will take more time due to virus curbs: IMF

Investors aren’t worried... for now. Photo: bloomberg

The weird and not-so-wonderful world of Asian QE

Brian Stauffer Illustration for Foreign Policy

Asian equities slip as second wave fears come into focus