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Japan’s top currency official helped strengthen the yen by delivering his strongest warning yet to speculators that authorities may take bold action in markets if current conditions persist.

The yen edged away from its weakest level since July 2024 amid warnings that suggest Japan is prepared for potential intervention to support the currency.

“We’re both concerned about the accuracy of our returns.”

Japanese stocks declined after concerns over the escalating Iran war and climbing oil prices hit risk appetite as the conflict enters its fifth week.

Japanese stocks declined after concerns over the escalating Iran war drove worries about the economic impact of steeper oil prices as the conflict enters its fifth week.

Japanese stocks declined after concerns over the escalating Iran war drove worries about the economic impact of steeper oil prices with the conflict entering its fifth week.

Aluminum climbed around 6% after Iran attacked two production sites in the Middle East, threatening to deepen supply disruptions in a region that accounts for a significant portion of global output.

U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices surged again on Sunday, following sharp losses on Wall Street on Friday, as investors are waking up to the reality that the economic effects of the Iran war — now entering its fifth week — are likely to last longer than first expected.

Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday as the Middle East war enters its fifth week.

Oil prices climbed on Monday after Yemen's Houthis said they had fired missiles at Israel, opening a new front in the U.S.- and Israeli-led conflict with Iran.

The South Korean won’s weakness against the dollar during recent market turmoil may require action to stabilize it, the chief of the nation’s largest pension fund said. Kim Sung-joo sat down in Seoul for an interview with Shery Ahn. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices surged again on Sunday, following sharp losses on Wall Street on Friday, as investors are waking up to the reality that the economic effects of the Iran war — now entering its fifth week — are likely to last longer than first expected.

Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall Monday as the Middle East war enters its fifth week.

U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices surged again on Sunday, following sharp losses on Wall Street on Friday, as investors are waking up to the reality that the economic effects of the Iran war — now entering its fifth week — are likely to last longer than first expected.

The European Central Bank is prepared to act to rein in inflation expectations, though betting on dates for potential interest-rate hikes is premature, Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau told La Stampa.

Foreign investors are fleeing Indian equities at a record clip as a global retreat from riskier assets and concerns over surging energy costs overshadow the nation’s long-term growth story.

The Trump administration is planning to let a Russian oil tanker dock in Cuba, alleviating an energy crisis triggered when the US prohibited deliveries to the Communist regime.

The Trump administration is planning to let a Russian oil tanker dock in Cuba, alleviating an energy crisis triggered when the US prohibited deliveries to the Communist regime.

A Russian tanker carrying 100,000 tons of oil has arrived in Cuba, as the Communist regime seeks to ease an energy crisis sparked by a US ban on deliveries.

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp.’s shares may be poised to shift course after a weak run this year, as stabilizing sales and improving demand from its key Hainan business support the outlook, analysts say.

Gold steadied, holding its first weekly gain since the war in the Middle East began more than a month ago.

Gold declined, erasing its first weekly gain since the war in the Middle East began, as the Iran-backed Houthi militant group joined the conflict and more US military personnel moved into the region.