Yen weakens past 150 against dollar on stubborn U.S. inflation
NEW YORK -- The yen weakened past 150 to the dollar on Tuesday following higher-than-expected inflation data for the U.S. economy in January.
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Hong Kong stock market has weak start to the Year of the Dragon
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong stock market began the Year of the Dragon on a weak note on Wednesday, plagued by ongoing weakness of the local and the mainland Chinese economies and diminishing appetite by global investors.
Prices rose more than expected in January as inflation won't go away
Inflation rose more than expected in January as stubbornly high shelter prices weighed on consumers, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
Coalition government deal in Pakistan leaves Imran Khan’s party out of power
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European markets close down 1% after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation
This was CNBC's live blog covering European markets.
China's biggest problem is a 'lack of confidence,' Standard Chartered CEO says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — China is facing a confidence deficit as its economy undergoes massive transition and concern grows over its ongoing property crisis, a top banking CEO said while onstage at Dubai's World Governments Summit.
Japan sees ‘golden opportunity’ as it edges closer to ending deflation
Japan is making progress towards completely overcoming deflation as “positive developments” not seen before in the economy are emerging to support this view, the government said on Tuesday.
Tech Latest: South Korea's fallen crypto king still on the run
Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Alice French talks to Seoul correspondent Kim Jaewon about the status of disgraced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, and the latest on Samsung chair Lee Jae-yong's fraud case.