India and China agree to resume flights and trade
India and China on Tuesday announced plans to resume direct flights and enhance trade and investment as they cautiously rebuild ties following their 2...
Japanese stocks saw the largest foreign inflow in four weeks during the week ending 14 June, driven by optimism over U.S.-China trade talks and a weaker yen supporting exporters’ earnings.
According to finance ministry data, foreign investors purchased a net 473.4 billion yen ($3.26 billion) worth of Japanese stocks last week, marking the 11th consecutive week of foreign inflows into Japan’s equity market. This quarter, cross-border inflows into Japanese equities have reached approximately 7.34 trillion yen, positioning the market for its largest quarterly foreign investment in two years.
The Nikkei index hit a four-month high of 38,885.15 amid hopes for corporate reforms.
Additionally, a recent Bank of America survey named Japan as the most favored market in Asia.
Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, demand for safe assets pushed foreign purchases of Japanese government bonds to 434.5 billion yen for long-term bonds and 1.03 billion yen for short-term bills, the highest in eight weeks.
Meanwhile, Japanese investors increased their purchases of long-term foreign bonds by 1.57 trillion yen, the largest weekly net buy since mid-May.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
'Superman' continued to dominate the summer box office, pulling in another $57.25 million in its second weekend, as theatres welcome a wave of blockbuster competition following a challenging few years for the film industry.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded steel and aluminum tariffs on Tuesday, to include more than 400 products, aiming to protect domestic industries.
Canada’s annual inflation eased to 1.7% in July, helped by falling gasoline prices, raising hopes of a potential Bank of Canada rate cut in September.
The Trump administration is expected to shed roughly 300,000 federal workers in 2025, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor said Thursday.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €500 million loan (almost $590 million) to the national gas company Naftogaz (NAK) for emergency gas purchases for Ukraine.
Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high as expectations grow for U.S. interest rate cuts and regulatory moves favouring crypto investment, boosting investor confidence in the sector.
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