INDONESIAN and South Korean stocks tumbled more than 5% each on Monday, while emerging Asian currencies slipped against the U.S. dollar, as investors weighed how President Donald Trump’s pick for […]

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KUALA LUMPUR: Numbers forecast operator Magnum 4D Bhd has rolled out a new feature, dubbed as “PlayNow”, embedded in its mobile application, allowing customers to generate a QR code for

TOKYO: Asia’s factory activity expanded in January as solid global demand lifted export orders, private-sector surveys showed on Monday, offering policymakers some assurance the hit from higher U.S. tariffs has

SINGAPORE: The dollar clung to its gains on Monday as investors weighed what a Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh might look like, with his preference for a smaller balance sheet.

Gold fell, following its biggest plunge in more than a decade, and silver whipsawed in choppy trading after a dramatic reversal of a record-breaking rally that ran too far, too

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue said on Monday the regulator expects to issue its first batch of stablecoin issuer licences in March, with only

SINGAPORE: Indonesian stocks slid on Monday, weighed down by a selloff in commodities, after a tumultuous week during which a warning from MSCI over transparency concerns triggered an US$80 billion

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rallied on Monday as a weaker yen and a strong election poll for fiscal dove Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party boosted demand for risk assets.

SYDNEY: Australian home prices started the year with solid gains nationally, though the major markets of Sydney and Melbourne showed some fatigue given stretched affordability and concerns about rising mortgage