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Japan’s benchmark stock indices opened at record levels after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party won a commanding majority in lower house elections. The Nikkei 225 surged over 5% to a fresh high, while the TOPIX also set a record. Investors responded positively to promises of expanded fiscal stimulus, tax cuts and infrastructu…
Asian equity markets advanced strongly after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a commanding parliamentary majority, bolstering investor expectations for fiscal stimulus and tax relief. The move coincided with a late rebound on Wall Street and a surge in semiconductor shares, while traders also sought bargains in beaten-down momentum na…
U.S. stock futures rose modestly Sunday evening as markets reacted to a late-week rally led by technology and chip stocks. Investors remain cautious ahead of delayed January employment and consumer price index reports due later this week, while several major companies are scheduled to report quarterly results.
Starting salaries for permanent roles in Britain recorded their largest increase in nearly a year and a half in January, and the decline in permanent staff placements slowed to its weakest pace since July 2024, according to the monthly Report on Jobs compiled by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. Temporary hiring also picked up,…
The yen fell to a two-week low on Monday as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive election victory cleared the way for expanded fiscal stimulus. Markets digested the political outcome and its implications for policy, while attention also turned to upcoming U.S. data and shifting Fed rate-cut odds.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition achieved a landmark electoral victory, giving her a two-thirds parliamentary majority and a clear mandate to pursue policies centered on tax reductions and reflationary spending. Market strategists and economists anticipate this outcome will support equity gains for domestically focused firms, pres…
Bank of America analysts expect investor inflows into Japanese equities to resume after weekend lower house election results are confirmed. Polls indicated Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was poised for a decisive win, potentially securing an absolute majority or even two-thirds of seats. Political clarity, the bank said, would remove a near-term con…
DBS Group’s fourth-quarter net profit declined 10% year-on-year to S$2.36 billion, weighed down by lower interest rates and narrower lending margins despite stronger fee income from wealth management and investment banking. Net interest income fell and net interest margin contracted, while the bank raised its final dividend amid guidance that 2026 …
Japan’s labour ministry reported that inflation-adjusted real wages declined 0.1% in December from a year earlier, marking the 12th consecutive monthly fall since the contraction began in January 2025. Nominal earnings rose, but the increase was not enough to restore purchasing power. Full-year figures show a 1.3% drop in real annual pay for 2025, …
Pro-Palestine demonstrators intend to rally in central Sydney to protest Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, prompting authorities to declare the trip a major event and deploy about 3,000 police. Disagreement over the permitted protest location, the authorisation of rarely used policing powers and legal challenges by activist groups have height…
Anta Sports has accelerated its international expansion through a series of acquisitions, most recently a $1.8 billion purchase of a 29% stake in Puma. Built from a Fujian workshop into a global conglomerate, Anta now controls a leading share of China’s sportswear market and is using brands such as Amer Sports and Puma to extend reach into premium …
Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai is due to be sentenced following convictions under the national security law. Convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials, Lai — who has been detained since August 2020 — faces a possible sentence ranging from a decade to life in prison. International f…
U.S. President Donald Trump did not attend the Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara but issued a presidential message wishing both teams well and celebrating the game as a national tradition. He reiterated that the Super Bowl reflects American passion and perseverance, expressed displeasure about certain p…
Sinisa Karan, aligned with Bosnian Serb separatist figure Milorad Dodik, declared victory in a partial rerun of the presidential election in the Serb Republic after a November vote was annulled for irregularities. The repeat ballot covered a limited electorate of 85,000 voters across 136 polling stations. Karan's opponent conceded but accused the r…
The MOEX Russia Index finished the session in Moscow unchanged, with a handful of individual stocks posting notable moves. ROSSETI PJSC was listed among the session's top performers despite an unchanged point move; Bank VTB and Unipro advanced, while Severstal, Aeroflot and MTS were among the decliners. Market breadth favored advancers, and volatil…
Under clear skies at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, fans arrived hours before kickoff for Super Bowl LX, where the Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots. Both teams entered the season as extreme long shots yet find themselves in the NFL title game. The Seahawks arrive favored by 4-1/2 points, while the Patriots pursue a reco…
Exit polls released on Feb 8 in Lisbon show moderate Socialist Antonio José Seguro leading decisively in Portugal's presidential runoff, with forecasts placing him between 67% and 73% of the vote. His opponent, far-right challenger André Ventura, is projected at 27% to 33%, a stronger performance than the 22.8% achieved last year by his Chega party…
The United States will deliver an initial payment toward the billions it owes the United Nations within weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. said, while reiterating Washington's push for deeper reforms of the world body. The announcement follows a January 28 letter from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of an acute liquidity shortfa…
Norway's foreign ministry said a senior diplomat will vacate her post after an internal inquiry found links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a set of files released by the United States government. The development has prompted a review of past grants to a New York think tank tied to the diplomat's husband and widened scrutiny o…
Iranian activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been handed a new sentence of 7-1/2 years in prison, plus two years of internal exile and a two-year travel ban, a foundation supporting her said. The verdict came after a week-long hunger strike that ended on Sunday, according to the Narges Foundation. Mohammadi was arrested…
After nearly two years away, 29-year-old Eatedal Rayyan and her three children returned to Gaza through a narrowly reopened Rafah crossing. The small convoy of returnees confronted widespread destruction, loss of housing and the absence of basic utilities in areas devastated during the two-year war. The limited crossings remain constrained by multi…
President Donald Trump took aim at American freestyle skier Hunter Hess after the athlete said he felt conflicted about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics in northern Italy. The exchange came amid wider political tensions at the Milano Cortina Games, including protests related to the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor…
Angola is pursuing a 20%-30% ownership stake in De Beers, according to a senior Angolan mining official. The revised target is part of ongoing discussions with neighbouring diamond-producing African states as they consider coordinated positions on ownership and benefits. Angola previously lodged a bid for a majority stake in De Beers in October 202…
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended a right-leaning comedian who pulled out of the Sanremo music festival following insults and threats, framing the episode as evidence of an 'illiberal drift' by the left. The episode has intensified scrutiny of state broadcaster RAI, amid accusations from the centre-left that the ruling right-wing coalition is …
Israel's security cabinet has approved a package of measures, reported by Israeli media, that would ease land purchases by settlers in the occupied West Bank and give Israeli authorities increased enforcement powers in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority. The changes were described as removing decades-old limits on private Jewish purcha…
