The MSCI index of emerging Asia equities rose about 2% to its highest since February 2021, while a gauge of ASEAN stocks hit its highest level since January 2020

The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to a three-decade high on Friday, which caused the yield of 10-year government bonds to jump to a 26-year peak. Meanwhile, MUFG bought a 20% stake in an Indian non-bank lender

Beijing urges the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude talks on a free-trade agreement, which first started over 20 years ago

Bank of Japan seen hiking its policy rate 0.25% this month. Nikkei hits 3-week high, as robot makers led gains on bets physical AI will fuel growth

Thai officials have seized a luxury yacht, expensive cars, plots of land, plus millions in cash and stocks in listed firms allegedly linked to scam centre operators in Cambodia

Markets in most Asian capitals fell on Friday, as the Chinese economy slows and concern about the high valuation of AI and tech stocks reverberates around the world

Singapore has begun trialling a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and wants to trial tokenised MAS bills. It also has plans to regulate stablecoins

Stimulus package will include subsidies to lower utility and gasoline bills, aid to businesses hit by higher US tariffs and an expected increase in defence spending

The selection of Sanae Takaichi as Japan's new leader spurred a jump in the Nikkei, and the yen to fall, as she's been a fan of stimulus policies imposed by Shinzo Abe

The wave of tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration has sparked a race to sign free-trade agreements around the world

Thailand needs to monitor gold exports to Cambodia, to find out if they are connected to money laundering, the country's central bank chief has said

Policymakers are under pressure to counter a sharp slowdown in growth that threatens jobs and social stability, but rate cuts could fan the flames and inflate a stock market bubble