China’s PBOC keeps 1-year and 5-year benchmark lending rates unchanged
BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 22: A woman walks by the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)…
Iran war drags India’s goods exports 7% lower in March — more pain ahead
The Indian-flagged tanker Jag Vasant, carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) after transiting through the Strait of Hormuz amid…
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across…
Tariffs and Iran war threaten India’s $100 billion garments export goal
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India’s central bank holds benchmark policy rates as Iran war raises inflation risks
Signage for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai, India, on Friday, April 5, 2024. Dhiraj Singh…
Japan’s Sakura Internet jumps 20% as Microsoft plans $10 billion AI push with SoftBank
Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose before their meeting…
Business sentiment improves in Tankan survey
The Shibuya pedestrian intersection in Tokyo, Japan. Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Large Japanese manufacturers indicated…
South Korea proposes over $17 billion in additional budget to ease energy costs as Iran war rages on
Workers install solar power infrastructure at a public parking lot within the National Assembly grounds in Yeouido, Seoul,…
China’s factory activity returns to growth, expanding at its sharpest pace in a year
LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – FEBRUARY 28: Employees produce stuffed toys for export at a toy factory on February 28,…
Why Iran war should make you as afraid of petrochemicals as oil prices
Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The price of naphtha may not keep you up…
Oil closes at highest level since 2022 on Iran war supply disruption
Oil prices on Friday closed at their highest level in more than three years, as President Donald Trump’s…
China industrial profits surge 15% to start year, but oil price shock threatens outlook
An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong…