Asian stock markets rose sharply on Monday, kicking off the first full trading week of the new year on a strong note as technology and semiconductor shares extended a powerful rally from year-end.
Sales of new cars in the United States rose about 2% in 2025, analysts estimate, defying a year of extraordinary disruption for an industry where "black swan" events have become routine.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said on Saturday that further central bank rate cuts could be some way off while officials take stock of the economy's performance after an active campaign of easing last year.
Oil prices drifted lower on Monday, as adequate global supplies offset concerns about supply disruptions after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in an audacious raid over the weekend.
Singapore's economy grew 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday.
China’s factory activity unexpectedly grew in December, snapping a record eight straight months of decline, lifted by a rise in pre-holiday orders as officials seek to spur the US$19 trillion economy’s manufacturing sector without worsening deflation.