Japan
- Japan's new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit - Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new flagship rocket and its space launch program. Monday's failure is the second for Japan'
- Gold and silver prices soar to new highs as the yellow metal reemerges as a hedge - It comes as fiscal deficits and the race for the next chair of the Federal Reserve weighs on investors' minds.
- Asia-Pacific markets poised for gains ahead of China's key lending rate decision - Asia-Pacific markets were set to climb Monday as investors look toward benchmark lending rate decisions coming out of China later in the day.
- Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years - The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.
- Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await Bank of Japan decision - Asia-Pacific markets rose as investors on look toward the Bank of Japan decision coming out later in the day.
- Japan's exports rise 6% in November as shipments to the US bounce back - Japan's exports climbed 6% in November from a year earlier, with shipments to the United States rising for the first time since March as uncertainties over tariffs abated following a trade deal with the Trump administration. The preliminar
- Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed ahead of Japan trade data - Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as traders looked toward trade data coming out of Japan.
- Thousands flock to a Tokyo zoo to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China - Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo's Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they get to see their replacement in Japan as Tokyo's relations with Beijing su
- Asia-Pacific markets trade higher after Wall Street notches fresh record - Asia-Pacific markets traded higher on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains.
- China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips - For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.