Articles by Lee Ying Shan
South Korean stocks rallied Thursday, lifting the benchmark Kospi into a technical bull market as a global revival in the AI trade fuels a sharp recovery after last month's historic sell-off.
The Ko�...
The yen gained on Wednesday following a rally in Japan's equities and bets on more fiscally responsible policies after Prime Minister Takaichi's election win.
The Japanese yen has erased about half �...
The Japan flag juxtaposed against a Japanese yen bank note.
The unprecedented U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen may end up shaping market behavior.
Japan has intervened in currency market...
JPMorgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon has warned that leverage across financial markets remained elevated, adding that investors should be mindful that hidden borrowing could amplify market di�...
Japan's finance ministry said Monday it had conducted a coordinated yen-buying operation with the U.S. Treasury on Friday, marking a rare joint move by the two allies to stem sharp swings in the Japa�...
Oil prices extended declines Friday as signs of a recovery in crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz eased supply concerns, after a resumption of hostilities between U.S. and Iran had sent them hig�...
Asian technology stocks extended their sell-off on Wednesday, with semiconductor names leading declines after another weak session in the U.S.
In South Korea, SK Hynix slid more than 15% after the c�...
Asian semiconductor stocks tumbled Thursday, as a sell-off in U.S. chipmakers spilled into the region, with SK Hynix continuing to see massive volatility since its U.S. listing last week.
Shares of�...
SK Hynix shares tumbled more than 12% in Seoul on Monday after the chipmaker's strong Nasdaq debut Friday, as investors locked in profits and weighed whether surging demand for artificial intelligenc�...
Asia-Pacific markets were broadly higher in afternoon trade Friday, reversing earlier losses weighed by investors rotating out of technology stocks.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 extended early gain�...
