Asia
Japan’s Nikkei plunges over 8% as Asia markets continue selloff on Trump tariffs
No respite for Asian markets after massive losses last week after Trump’s tariff announcements[SINGAPORE] The selloff continued as Asian markets tumbled on Monday (Apr 7) morning, following US President...
Asia: Stocks extend global rout after Trump’s shock tariff blitz
[HONG KONG] Equities extended losses in Asia on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump’s tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade war and ramped up recession...
Singapore’s STI drops 2.6%; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
[SINGAPORE] Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European shares on Thursday. The Straits Times Index...
Singapore’s STI drops 1.5%; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
[SINGAPORE] Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European shares on Thursday. As at 9.01 am,...
Tariffs disrupt Bitcoin mining supply chain rooted in Asia
[KUALA LUMPUR] Lauren Lin is in a hurry. She has less than 48 hours to ship about 5,600 Bitcoin mining machines from Thailand to the US before tariffs imposed...
Tariffs rip through South-east Asia stocks, sink Vietnam’s market
[HANOI] South-east Asian stocks and currencies fell after Asian emerging nations were given some of the biggest tariff increases by US President Donald Trump. Vietnamese shares tumbled.Vietnam’s main stock...
Singapore’s dollar in pole position to extend lead in Asia
Demand for the city-state’s currency may sustain even as expectations for further MAS policy easing grow, with core inflation in February rising at the slowest pace since June 2021[SINGAPORE]...
Asia: Markets edge up but uncertainty rules ahead of Trump tariffs
[HONG KONG] Asian markets edged up on Wednesday as nervous investors brace for Donald Trump’s wave of tariffs later in the day, though speculation about what he has in...
