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South Korea’s Inflation Accelerates to 3.1 Percent as Reserves Climb to 442.3 Billion Dollars
South Korea's consumer price index rose 3.1 percent year on year in August 2026, up from 2.8 percent in July, the Ministry of Data and Statistics said, while the Bank of Korea reported foreign exchange…
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Asia Market Wrap 3 September: The Yen Jumps and Brent Tops 97 Dollars as 6 of 10 Markets Rise
Asian equities steadied on Thursday after Wednesday's rout, with 6 of the 10 benchmarks in this wrap closing higher and the gap…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 2 September: 9 of 10 gauges fall as the Kospi drops 3.99 percent
Asian equity markets fell almost without exception on Wednesday 2 September 2026. Of the 10 gauges tracked here, covering 8 markets, 9…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 1 September: Taiex jumps 1.78 percent on the Nvidia MediaTek deal as 6 of 8 headline benchmarks fall
Taiwan's Taiex rose 1.78 percent to close at 46,948.72, its highest finish since 1 July and the day's high, as investors chased…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 31 August: Oil Jumps Almost 4 Percent as Iran Fires at US Bases in Jordan After Larak Strike, Asian Benchmarks Split Evenly
Oil prices extended their weekend surge into the Asian session on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate up 3.74 percent, on our calculation,…
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Asia Market Wrap 28 August: Kospi falls 1.79 percent as 7 of 10 Asian benchmarks rise
The Kospi fell 1.79 percent to 6,788.88 on Friday, the steepest decline on a board where 7 of the 10 Asian benchmarks…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 27 August: Korea Leads as Nvidia Lifts Chips and Bank of Korea Hikes Again
South Korea led Asian equities higher on Thursday as Nvidia's stronger than expected results lifted chip stocks across the region at the…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 26 August: Chipmakers Lead as Oil Falls a Third Day on Hormuz Talks
Two of Asia's most semiconductor-heavy markets led the region higher on Wednesday, hours before Nvidia reports second-quarter results. Taiwan's Taiex rose 1.47…
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Shein Targets a Valuation of Up to About 27 Billion Dollars in Its Hong Kong IPO as the Order Book Is Covered
Shein has launched its Hong Kong initial public offering at a valuation of up to about 27 billion dollars, roughly 72.5 percent…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 25 August: Nine of 11 Benchmarks Rise Before Nvidia Earnings
Asian equities were broadly higher on Tuesday, with nine of the 11 benchmarks we track advancing as investors positioned ahead of Nvidia's…
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