Analysis

Global hedge funds keen to navigate U.S.-China trade tensions are amassing Chinese stock bets in the hopes of making huge profits if Beijing forms a pact with Donald Trump, or if the rest of the world and China unite against the U.S. president.

India’s dealmakers are celebrating their arrival on the global map. Last year, Kotak Mahindra Bank KTKM.NS not only topped LSEG's league table for initial public offerings in Asia by volume, edging out CITIC 0267.HK and JPMorgan JPM.N, but it also broke into the ranks of the top 10 underwriters of..

China's apparent breakthrough in AI and rapprochement with tech giants has sent Hong Kong stocks and internet giants soaring, but the buyers behind it are flighty and brokers say global investors are wary of big bets while markets swing wildly.

TradingKey - The European Commission has announced InvestAI, a €200 billion initiative aimed at accelerating AI development across the EU.  

DeepSeek's recent released models have rapidly become a focal point in the AI industry due to their outstanding performance across multiple standardized tests, garnering widespread attention from the sector.

SHANGHAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration move to stop low-cost imports entering the U.S. tariff-free is likely to hit fast fashion retailer Shein harder than online dollar-store Temu, thanks to Temu's wider product range and moves to change its shipping strategy.

With Microsoft recently announcing its intentions to spend $80 billion on building data centers across the globe this year, there appears to be no let-up in spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

TradingKey - As we look ahead to 2025, the bullishness of major Wall Street institutions on U.S. stocks is only growing. And outside of U.S. stocks, Wall Street expects European stocks may be poised for even better performance.

TradingKey - Every investor in the world has had to grow accustomed to rising geopolitical tensions over the past decade between the world’s two superpowers: the US and China. Unfortunately, for many of us, those tensions have spilled over into global stock markets.

Hong Kong-listed stocks have been underperforming since 2021 due to a variety of factors. 2024 will probably end as a good year for Hang Seng Index (HSI), after several years of losses.

While expansionary fiscal policy and tightening monetary policy may counterbalance each other, Japan’s economic growth in 2025 is projected to significantly outpace that of 2024.

Due to the similarity of their economic structures and geographical proximity, economists consider South Korea and Taiwan as a pair, as well as Australia and New Zealand as another pair. In the past, the economic development of each pair was correlated. However, in recent years, the divergence has e

After several years of strong GDP growth, the Indian economic growth has moderated and the latest data has shown a mixed picture. Rural economic conditions have improved on the back of a better-than-expected monsoon.

Investing.com-- Shares of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) rose sharply on Wednesday after activist investor Elliott Management took a stake in the firm in a likely bid to improve shareholder value.

Nokia Corp ADR (NYSE:NOK) shares fell sharply Tuesday after an analyst predicted that T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) Inc. could ditch the company for rival Ericsson for its 5G network equipment needs. 

Investing.com-- Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analysts said they continued to recommend Japanese equities over China, citing increased growth concerns for the latter, especially in the face of fresh trade headwinds from the U.S.

Investing.com-- Japanese stocks have lagged their global peers in recent months amid increased political uncertainty in the country and a cloudy outlook for the Bank of Japan, although this makes them attractively valued, according to Citi analysts.

Australia equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Gold, Healthcare and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.

Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Rubber and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares lower.

SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics said it would focus on producing high-end chips and was making progress on a major supply deal, as it sought to allay investor concerns over its semiconductor business that suffered a 40% quarter-on-quarter profit plunge.