Industrial output posts sharpest growth in 6 years in June on cars, chips
People shop at a supermarket in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap Korea’s industrial output rebounded in June from a month…
‘Sharp’ rebound in consumer confidence
Consumer confidence is continuing to climb out of a hole, and is back up to similar levels seen…
BOJ holds rates at 1%, warns of core inflation above target
A Japanese flag at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.…
AI boomtowns worsen divide in China’s split-screen economy
In Hefei, the heart of China’s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world’s appetite for…
Tokyo inflation up on year for second month, keeping BOJ on rate hike path
Tokyo’s inflation pace has quickened for a second month, keeping the Bank of Japan on track to raise…
Household electricity costs up 177% since 1999 reforms, nearly twice the rate of inflation
Household electricity costs have risen by around 177% since reforms in 1999 to New Zealand’s electricity industry, a…
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in July
LIUZHOU, CHINA – JULY 25: Robotic arms assemble auto parts at the workshop of Guangxi Liuzhou Zhuotong Auto…
South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16%
BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 16% on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as…
NZD rises to its highest in nearly 2 months
It has been an eventful 24 hours, with more bombing in the Middle East, further fallout from yesterday’s…
China’s U.S.-bound shipments fall in July after brief recovery, survey shows
China Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland, as trade tensions continued over U.S. tariffs with…
AI boom seen bringing short-term inflation pain, little GDP gain in US
Economy Economic growth benefits have mainly gone to South Korea, other chip exporters While U.S. data center construction…
Why China’s goods consumption is slumping even as exports and services boom
The world’s second-largest economy looks like it’s running at two speeds: An export-focused manufacturing sector that’s feeding global…