Asia News -

Asia News

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Asia News

Japan’s bond market is back in play after decades in the wilderness

TazaPulseJuly 14, 2026

A Japanese 10,000-yen banknote arranged in Kyoto, Japan, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese government bond yields have been hitting multi-decade highs, with benchmark 10-year reaching levels not seen since 1996 last week. While Japanese bonds have been selling off amid policy normalization by the Bank of Japan and...

108333828 1783917122862 gettyimages 2284979378 20260709 dli rkr mn rain gazipur sabzi mandi 14

India’s inflation accelerates to 4.38% in June, exceeding forecasts

TazaPulseJuly 13, 2026

NEW DELHI, INDIA – JULY 9: People are seen crossing a waterlogged road after the heavy rainfall at Gazipur Sabzi Mandi on July 9, 2026 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India’s consumer price inflation rose to 4.38% in June,...

108292490 1776347906856 gettyimages 2253792580 US STOCKS

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reports 68% surge in June revenue

TazaPulseJuly 13, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 67.9% year-on-year rise in its June sales on Monday, ahead of its second-quarter earnings release later this...

108333235 1783672992314 gettyimages 2284739900 20090101260709 99 13697

Auto giant to cut model lineup and capacity

TazaPulseJuly 10, 2026

Cars are parked in fron of the Zwickau Volkswagen Plant on July 9, 2026 at the Zwickau, eastern Germany. Jens Schluter | Afp | Getty Images Volkswagen‘s management plans to drastically reduce its model lineup and further cut capacity, although the German auto giant stopped short of announcing any job cuts following tense stakeholder talks....

108164347 1750922383601 gettyimages 2194441938 20250120 dli rkr mn tankandmissilerepublicday 008

India ramps up missile sales in Indo-Pacific as China’s assertiveness turns neighbors wary

TazaPulseJuly 10, 2026

The Indian Army’s Brahmos missile system takes part Rehearsal in full swing ahead of the Republic Day Parade 2025, at Kartavya Path on January 20, 2025 in New Delhi, India. Raj K Raj | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India will supply its BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, the country’s third such agreement in...

108323043 1781693815180 gettyimages 2269545528 AFP A6VW2LK

U.S. to continue technical talks with Iran despite new strikes

TazaPulseJuly 10, 2026

US President Donald Trump, alongside CIA Director John Ratcliffe, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks about the conflict in Iran on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. will enage in “technical talks” with Iran...

Asia News

Why the world’s best-performing stock market this year fell into bear territory

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on June 23, 2026. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty Images South Korea’s stock benchmark, Kospi, has gone from being the world’s hottest equity market...

108331892 17834966001783496597 47030133073 1080pnbcnews

crypto, defense, AI, European luxury names

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. signage during the Singapore FinTech Festival in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The festival runs through Nov. 17. Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nagi Hamiyeh, president of Temasek Global Investments, said crypto investment is “still off the table” for the company as it strives to move past a...

108328475 17827899281782789925 46859077081 1080pnbcnews

China consumer price growth weakens in June, producer inflation quickens

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

A container ship is berthed at the container terminal in Qingdao, China’s eastern Shandong province on June 25, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images China’s consumer prices grew slower than expected in June, while wholesale inflation accelerated, as elevated energy costs continued to sap domestic demand. Consumer prices rose 1% in June from a...

108331821 1783477290069 gettyimages 2278349957 AFP B4HZ42J

India’s $50 billion worth of IPOs at risk

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India, one of the world’s most prolific IPO markets, was gearing up for issues worth $50 billion as tension in the Middle East were...