Hang Seng Index dips 1.64% as PMI data weakens and trade war jitters grow. Tech stocks and mainland markets lead declines.

The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.6 percent to 3,211.43, and Shenzhen's benchmark fell 2.7 percent, with these contrasting performances highlighting the ongoing instability in Asian markets amid ...

Gold prices rose on Thursday, extending gains from 2024 as investors weighed potential shifts in the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate outlook in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed ...

The Australian sharemarket surged in 2024, adding nearly $200bn to the value of the benchmark ASX 200 index, despite a ...

Other countries can implement economic security policies to shape their economies in order to insulate themselves from undue foreign pressure. Countries considering these policies face a tradeoff ...

Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, outpacing the 3.1% increase from a year ...

The US' war economics also functions hand-in-hand with its sanctions on Russia. After the still mysterious explosion of the ...

China’s growth has slowed significantly since the property sector collapsed in 2021 and COVID-related restrictions impeded all types of economic activity in 2022. Domestic demand and household ...

Every developed country is built around a functioning credit system that fuels consumer spending and translates into economic growth ... foreign reserves position, trade surplus, oil production ...

This creates economic growth and wealth. The efficiency gains from international trade make consumers better off too: they get better quality goods, at lower prices. Trade also leads to more choice ...

Moreover, the sharper depreciation of the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, and Mexican peso against the US dollar may prompt buyers to pressure Indian exporters to pass on the gains, besides undermining ..