Investors across the region were boosted after the UK scrapped its proposed tax cuts while China shares dipped amid confusion over the release of key data

The United States and allies including Australia have been alarmed at China’s growing influence in the strategically important region

Jakarta’s stock market is Asia's best performer this year and the rupiah held out against a forceful US dollar until last month when it slid slid 2.5%

There were gains for bargain-buyers at the start of the trading week but most investors are preparing themselves for a global slowdown

The soaring US dollar continued to pile the pressure on Japan’s yen on Friday with Tokyo poised to intervene if they see “excessive volatility”

IMF director said soaring prices and plummeting currencies have left “several countries at high risk of debt distress”

Equities across the region tracked their US peers overnight bouncing back after a long retreat buoyed by economic support pledges from Beijing

Traders were on the lookout for signs of imminent Japanese intervention to prop up the struggling currency

Relentless Covid lockdowns have been blamed for denting investors’ appetite for Chinese assets with HK IPO issues falling to 9-year lows

Investors weren’t in the mood for risk-taking ahead of the latest US inflation figures and with it the prospect of more central bank tightening

Report says global climate goals won’t be achieved without change in China, as it emits 27% of global carbon dioxide and third of world's greenhouse gasses

Japan says it is watching the yen’s slide “with a high sense of urgency” and is poised to “take appropriate steps on excess moves”