Articles by Lim Hui Jie
Australia's inflation rate soared to 4.09% in the first quarter from a year earlier, marking its highest level in more than two years.
The reading was lowerΒ than the 4.2% expected by economists poll...
Core inflation in Japan accelerated for the first time in five months, rising to 1.8% in March as the Iran war fuels worries around energy prices.
Government data showed the core inflation figure whοΏ½...
Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
Before we left for the weekend last week, peace in the Middle East looked like a real possibiliοΏ½...
19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear).
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higheοΏ½...
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday, breaking ranks with Wall Street after the S&P 500 closed at a record high.
The broad market index gained 0.41% to finish at 6,978.60, supported by gaiοΏ½...
Japan's central bank on Friday raised economic growth forecasts while holding its key policy rate at 0.75% as the country prepares to go into an election.
The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic grοΏ½...
Japan's exports growth in the final month of 2025 missed analysts' estimates, rising 5.1% year on year, as shipments to the U.S. saw a double-digit decline.
Reuters-polled analysts had estimated exοΏ½...
Shares of Chinese online travel services provider Trip.com plunged 19.23% in Hong Kong on Thursday after Beijing opened an antitrust probe into the company, making it the worst performer in the Hang οΏ½...
Shares of Chinese online travel services provider Trip.com plunged nearly 22% in Hong Kong on Thursday after Beijing opened an antitrust probe into the company, making it the worst performer in the HοΏ½...
Japanese indexes hit record highs Wednesday on expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could call for a snap election, likely in February.
If called, it will be Takaichi's first time facingοΏ½...
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