Investors in Asia will be watching for economic data from Australia, Japan and India
Japan's markets hit a fresh all-time high as Asia markets climbed after Federal Reserve maintained its forecast for three rate cuts while
The country's bureau of statistics said that this was due to a larger-than-usual number of people who were waiting to start or to return to jobs from December and January. Japan's trade deficit narrowed more than expected to 379.4 billion yen, a smaller deficit compared with estimates of 810.2 billion yen and January's 1.76 trillion.The Reuters Tankan survey is a key gauge for the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey that is scheduled to be released on April 1. Services-sector mood jumped to a seven-month high.
The drugs, which imitate the effects of the GLP-1 hormone to reduce appetite and calorie intake dramatically, are showing remarkable efficacy in clinical trials. As a result, patients lose up to 25% of their body weight on average. On a year-on-year basis, GDP in New Zealand expanded 0.6%, slowing from the 1.3% growth recorded in the third quarter.Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., February 29, 2024.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hong Kong market jumps 2% as wider Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed; Japan business sentiment soursHong Kong stocks jump 2% as wider Asia-Pacific remain mixed; Japan business sentiment declines.
Read more »
Forex Today: The Fed, the whole Fed and nothing but the FedThe Greenback managed to maintain its multi-session constructive bias well and sound and propel the USD Index (DXY) back above 104.00, albeit ephemerally.
Read more »
China pushes back on international criticism of restrictive new Hong Kong lawJennifer Jett is the Asia Digital Editor for NBC News, based in Hong Kong.
Read more »
Looking for leads, not love: Job seekers in China turn Tinder into a networking toolLarissa Gao is a fellow on NBC’s Asia Desk, based in Hong Kong.
Read more »
Hong Kong plumber’s Olympic breakdancing dream goes down the toiletPlumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when breaking makes its debut at the Paris Games but the Hong Kong B-boy hopes to help develop the city’s next wave of talent in the dance sport.
Read more »
Hong Kong man indicted in US for smuggling protected turtles overseas: DOJA Hong Kong man was indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury on Friday for allegedly shipping protected eastern box turtles overseas to China to be placed on the black market.
Read more »