Asian Financial Markets

Asian Markets Sink as US Selloff Deepens: Investors Fear Recession Amid Tariff War and Political Shakeups

Asian stocks fell for a third straight session on Tuesday, mirroring steep losses on Wall Street as mounting concerns over tariffs and government upheaval threatened economic growth in the United States. The Nasdaq 100 suffered its worst day since 2022,...
Japan

Japan’s Brokers Rethink Structured Loans, Regulatory Crackdown

Japan’s biggest investment banks are reconsidering their sales of structured loans after the Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced a broad clampdown on the $67 billion market. Concerns over risk management and transparency have prompted major brokerage firms to reassess their...
US Dollar - Chinese Yuan

Doubts Over US Exceptionalism Ease Pressure on China’s Yuan Defense

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is scaling back its active defense of the yuan as concerns over US economic strength and political uncertainty weaken the dollar. This shift is evident in the narrowing gap between the central bank’s daily...
Crude Oil Prices

Oil Prices Decline Amid Tariff Concerns and OPEC+ Production Plans

Oil prices fell for a second consecutive day in early trading on Tuesday as global markets reacted to U.S. trade policies and concerns over slowing economic growth. The drop came amid growing fears that tariffs imposed by the United States...
Nippon Steel

Japanese Firms Face Growing U.S. Hurdles as Break-Up Fees Surge in M&A Deals

Japanese companies seeking acquisitions in the U.S. are facing a new reality: higher termination fees to protect against regulatory and political disruptions. The shift comes after Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel was blocked by the Biden administration...
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as U.S.-South Korea Military Drills Begin

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the Yellow Sea on Monday, just hours after denouncing a large-scale joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea. The missile tests add to rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula as...
Iran, Russia, and China to Hold Joint Naval Drills

Iran, Russia, and China to Hold Joint Naval Drills in Gulf of Oman

Iran, Russia, and China are set to begin joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman this week, aiming to strengthen military cooperation and counterbalance Western influence in the region. According to Iranian media, the drills, named Security Belt 2025,...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

Iran Open to Nuclear Talks with US, But Rejects Dismantling of Its Program

Iran has signaled a willingness to engage in negotiations with the United States if the focus is on addressing concerns about the potential militarization of its nuclear program, Iran's UN mission announced on Sunday. However, the Islamic Republic firmly rejected...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Visit Saudi Arabia for Key Talks on Ukraine Conflict

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Saudi Arabia from March 10-12 for high-level diplomatic talks, including discussions with Ukrainian officials, according to a statement from the US Department of State. The visit marks a crucial moment...
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi

Kurdish Commander Urges Syrian Leadership to Hold Perpetrators of Coastal Violence Accountable

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, has called on Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to take immediate action against those responsible for the recent wave of communal violence in the country’s coastal regions. In a...
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