Top officials from the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Japan and the financial watchdog are set to meet on Tuesday (May 30) to discuss financial markets, the ministry said, after the Japanese currency weakened to a six-month low versus the dollar.

Japan's top financial authorities to meet to discuss markets

SYDNEY (May 30): Asian stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, as investors cheered the prospect that the world's largest economy will avert a major debt default, improving sentiment across most asset classes.

Asian stocks mostly higher as US debt deal revives confidence

European shares edged lower in light trade on Monday (May 29), on losses in technology and bank stocks, while investors assessed the tentative deal reached by US lawmakers to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avert a default.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.1% lower, after logging its strongest one-day gain in nearly two months last Friday.

European stocks slip as tech, bank drag; investors assess US debt ceiling deal

European stock indexes slipped slightly on Monday, lacking momentum in thin trade while optimism about the US having reached a debt ceiling deal over the weekend kept Wall Street futures positive.

European shares lack momentum after debt ceiling deal

US-domiciled long-only funds have unwound more than US$6 billion (RM27.6 billion) in US-listed China stocks this year, Morgan Stanley research shows, as China's fading recovery outlook and widening geopolitical tensions send investors opting for safer choices.

US long-only funds have sold US$6b in China ADRs this year

SYDNEY, (May 29): Asian shares and US stock futures rose on Monday, thanks to a weekend deal by US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the government's debt ceiling, ending a protracted stalemate and providing some relief for investors.

Stocks rise on US debt ceiling deal but China drags

Wall Street's main indices rose and European shares logged their largest one-day gain in two months on Friday (May 26), as talks on raising the US debt ceiling progressed.

Treasury yields climbed as investors rethought how long interest rates are likely to keep rising.

Wall Street rallies, European shares see biggest gain in two months

Global shares headed for a weekly loss on Friday (May 26) as investors rethink how long interest rates were likely to keep rising, and watched a likely deal emerge from talks in Washington to avoid a US default.

Rates rethink, US debt talks send stocks down for the week

Progress on US debt ceiling talks bolstered global equities and sent gold prices to a two-month low on Thursday, as forecast-smashing revenue from chipmaker Nvidia fueled a rally in AI-related companies.

Nvidia fuels Wall Street gains; gold falls to two-month low

Markets were stuck in US debt ceiling limbo on Thursday (May 25), while Europe largely shrugged off news that its biggest economy, Germany, had sagged into recession and that all the wrangling in the US could cost it an AAA credit rating.

Stocks in debt ceiling danger zone after US rating warning

World stocks dropped on Wednesday as US debt ceiling talks dragged on without resolution, stoking a general malaise in markets that saw safe-haven assets such as the dollar hold around recent highs.

Stalled US debt talks, inflation woes hit stocks

Stocks lurched downwards on Wednesday as US debt ceiling negotiations dragged on without resolution, stoking a general malaise in markets that saw safe haven assets like the dollar and gold hold near recent highs.

Stocks slide on US debt ceiling and inflation woes

Asian stocks on Wednesday extended a global sell-off as US debt ceiling negotiations dragged on without resolution, while the New Zealand dollar tumbled after the central bank caught markets off-guard by flagging that its tightening cycle is over.

Asia stocks falter, NZ dollar stumbles as RBNZ signals hikes over

Global equities retreated and benchmark US Treasury yields eased off two-month highs on Tuesday as talks over the US debt ceiling continued without resolution.

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