Consumer price index rose modestly for a fourth month Factory-gate prices in deflation streak since late 2022 China’s consumer prices rose less than expected in May and factory prices dropped for the 20th month in a row, stoking concerns over persistently weak demand....

South Korea’s labor market showed signs of cooling in May as employment growth slowed to its slowest pace in more than three years, a weak outcome that may support the case for authorities to consider adjusting policy. The number of new jobs increased by 80,000 in...

Banks selling quality assets first to avoid big losses: Murray Pimco has been amassing property portfolios for 18 months Pacific Investment Management Co. expects more regional bank failures in the US because of a “very high” concentration of troubled commercial real...

Indexes in mainland China, Hong Kong among top losers in Asia Weak travel spending data, geopolitical risks hurt sentiment Chinese stocks dropped after traders returned from a long weekend as a slew of negative developments weighed on sentiment. The CSI 300 Index of...

Inventories revised to show slightly bigger contribution Net exports tweaked a tad to reflect larger drag on growth Japan’s economy showed scant sign of a clear recovery with its narrower-than-first-estimated contraction leaving plenty of reason for continued caution...

Poll shows Labor neck-and-neck with center-right opposition Australian election due to be held within the next 12 months Support for Australia’s center-left Labor government has slumped after a week of poor economic news and political tensions over immigration,...