The big moves in Chinese stocks helped lift MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up 0.11 per cent, reversing its losses from earlier in the sesion

The country recorded its first monthly trade surplus in six months, but the momentum may not last if President Trump follows through on threats to raise tariffs on U.S. imports.

Japan's exports rose for a third straight month in December, data showed on Thursday, suggesting that companies front-loaded shipments ahead of potentially hefty tariffs promised by new U.S. President Donald Trump.

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The dollar steadied against major peers on Thursday, continuing its near paralysis of the past two days before more concrete announcements on tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Global markets await BoJ decision and Trump’s policies. USD/JPY and AUD/USD trends hinge on central bank moves and macroeconomic shifts.

Beijing has assured Dhaka it will look into the request to lower the interest rate to ease Bangladesh’s foreign debt repayment pressure

China's central bank is expected to deploy its most aggressive monetary tactics in a decade this year as it tries to stimulate the economy and soften the blow of impending U.S. tariff hikes, but in doing so it risks quickly exhausting its firepower.

Asian markets took positive cues from Wall Street, which closed higher on strength in tech stocks. U.S. stock index futures rose in Asian trade, with blowout earnings from Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) adding to the positive sentiment. Netflix surged over 10% in aftermarket trade.

Relief from the positive U.S. and UK inflation surprises this week appears to have evaporated, at least as far as equity markets are concerned, even as Treasury yields and the dollar continue to drift lower into the last trading day of the week.

SLB helped lead the market after the provider oilfield services delivered bigger profit and revenues for the end of 2024 than analysts expected. It jumped 6.1% after it also raised its dividend by 3.6% and said it’s returning $2.3 billion to its investors by buying back its own stock.