The tie-up will mobilise up to $100 billion in total investment potential, including debt financing, the firms said

Shares of Chinese chips firms were on a high on reports the country had developed chipmaking machines of its own, but experts doubt they are much of a 'breakthrough'

Traders are banking on the Federal Reserve opting for a hefty interest rate cut this week to head off a downturn in the labour market

BIS chief says "It would be a pity if this room for manoeuvre was squandered", but warns that "recessions are bound to come."

The yen was at its highest so far this year versus the US dollar, while speculation on mortgage-rate cuts in China helped Hong Kong

Despite a hotter-than-hoped US inflation report, Japan shares leapt more than 3% while Hong Kong enjoyed a tech boost

Zhongzhi units allegedly engaged in potentially unlawful practices before its fall from the top of the country's $18 trillion asset-management industry

Investors were in cautious mood ahead of Wednesday’s latest US inflation figures while China’s woes also distracted traders

Analysts say the shift points to fresh confidence in Japan – despite being rattled by its biggest one-day stocks rout since 1987

All eyes were on US jobs figures due out later in the day as Tokyo extended its losing streak to four days while China stocks hit seven-month lows

Guotai Junan bids for Shanghai rival Haitong Securities, after Beijing called for mergers in a sector with over 140 local and foreign players. It wants about 10 leading institutions in coming years.

Looming jobs figures from the US saw another subdued day of trading with currency moves and China stimulus the main focus