Quant funds recorded significant losses in the first six months of this year – a dismal performance that is leading to a reshuffle in the $200 billion industry

Big Tech anxieties, China’s wayward economy, Donald’s Trump’s possible return and currency shifts all weighed on sentiment

Trump’s vow to end the Biden government's 'EV mandate' raises risks for Korean and Japanese car and battery makers who have ploughed billions of dollars into investments in the US

The tightening of regulations on China's 5.2 trillion yuan ($715 billion) hedge fund sector comes as President Xi Jinping seeks to foster a leaner and cleaner financial industry

TSMC's shares had been on a roll until US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Taiwan of stealing American chip business and asked the island to 'pay for its defence'

The United States has reportedly told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available if companies continue giving China access to advanced chip tech

Chinese chipmakers have escalated their purchases of ASML's machines used to make older generations of chips widely used in cars and smartphones

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9% to its highest since April 2022, while the Nikkei was close to its peak, the Topix hit all-time highs, and the Hang Seng rose for a fourth straight day

Five of the seven Chinese securities units that are part of US or European banks made a loss or reported a big fall in profit last year

The move follows a call by the financial regulator for companies to unwind cross-shareholdings, which are seen as spurring lax governance

UN scientists estimate that the process of reaching Net Zero emissions will require emissions reductions to go hand-in hand with carbon removal

The huge surge in Indian equity deals is expected to continue in the second half, and some analysts say more IPOs could also be seen in Hong Kong