Asia-Pacific stock markets update
A MLB store in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images
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Asia Economy
What a lengthy U.S. port strike could mean for global supply chains
A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. Spencer Platt
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Japan’s new leader Ishiba to face challenges dissenting from Abe’s legacy
Newly-elected leader and sitting chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference following his election in the
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Japan Tankan, Powell inflation comments, Golden Week
Commercial and residential buildings in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images
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China’s factory activity contracts less than expected in September — but shrinks for a fifth straight month
A worker assembling a loader transmission mechanism at a manufacturer in Qingzhou, China. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity contracted
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Nikkei 225 set to drop, China PMI on tap
A cycler passes the entrance to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) headquarters building in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo on May 2, 2024.
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China’s industrial profits plunge by 17.8% in August from a year ago
Excavators transfer coal at the coal terminal in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on January 22, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s
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Chinese yuan hits strongest level against the dollar in 16 months
The Chinese yuan has weakened sharply against the U.S. dollar in the last several weeks as the greenback strengthens and investors worry about
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PBOC presser; S&P new record; RBA rate decision
Buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed
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Japan faces demographic crisis as elderly count hits record high
People crossing street in Tokyo’s busy Akihabara downtown area Leopatrizi | Istock | Getty Images Japan commemorated its “Respect for the Aged Day”
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