Business, General Asia-Pacific markets mixed after Powell signals smaller rate cuts; China markets closed for holiday October 1, 2024 South Korea, Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets are closed for a public holiday Tuesday.
Putin says there is ‘no point’ meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war The Russian president’s refusal comes after his Ukrainian counterpart wrote an open letter calling for face-to-face talks.
Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.
Why the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan’s yen — and what’s at stake Washington’s decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention.