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Asia stocks climb: Japan, Australia hit record highs; RBA cuts rates as expected
Updates to reflect RBA decision Investing.com-- Most Asian stock markets advanced on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei hitting a ...
Australia’s central bank cuts rates, still cautious about outlook
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its main cash rate by a quarter point to a two-year low of 3.60%, ...
Ukraine makes small territorial gains in Sumy ahead of Trump-Putin summit
(Reuters) -Ukraine has retaken two villages in its eastern region of Sumy, Kyiv’s military said, adding to recent small ...
Analysis-Hamas hostage videos silenced Israeli media’s talk of Gaza aid crisis
Polls in the wake of Oct. 7 that showed most Palestinians approved of the attack sowed anger in Israel. Videos of Gazans crowding around hostages in the immediate aftermath of the raid, filming them ...
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to record high, SoftBank surges
In a roller-coaster ride in 2024, the Nikkei had exceeded a record that had stood since 1989 during Japan’s bubble economy. Japan’s broader Topix gauge has been setting successive record highs since ...
Asia FX creeps higher, dollar steady on US-China trade truce; RBA in focus
Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies firmed slightly, while the dollar steadied on Tuesday after the U.S. and China agreed ...
Analysts react to Japan’s Nikkei scaling record high
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nikkei gauge of blue-chip stocks powered to a record high on Tuesday, taking its cue from all-time ...
South Korea court to rule on bid to arrest former first lady
If detained, she would be South Korea’s only former first lady to be arrested, joining her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk ...
Oil prices steady with focus on US-Russia talks, China trade truce
Oil took some support from optimism over the U.S. and China extending their trade truce by 90 days, quashing concerns over a ...
Australia’s Albanese says Netanyahu ’in denial’ over suffering in Gaza
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu was ...
Asia stocks mostly higher as tariff truce supports sentiment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Most Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, buoyed by an extension of a tariff truce between the world’s two ...
Musk accuses Apple of antitrust violation, says xAI will take legal action
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Monday Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is engaging in antitrust violations by allegedly making it impossible for any artificial intelligence company other than OpenAI to reach the No ...