The selection of Sanae Takaichi as Japan's new leader spurred a jump in the Nikkei, and the yen to fall, as she's been a fan of stimulus policies imposed by Shinzo Abe

The wave of tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration has sparked a race to sign free-trade agreements around the world

Thailand needs to monitor gold exports to Cambodia, to find out if they are connected to money laundering, the country's central bank chief has said

Policymakers are under pressure to counter a sharp slowdown in growth that threatens jobs and social stability, but rate cuts could fan the flames and inflate a stock market bubble

Purbaya wants to unlock funds for the economy and state projects, but vowed after his first cabinet meeting to stick to the 3% GDP limit on the annual budget deficit

Japan's markets soar on expectation PM's successor will boost government spending. Yen slips, while bonds were firm.

Protests that began last Monday over parliamentarians getting excessive pay and housing allowances escalated to riots on Friday after a motorcycle driver was killed during police action

The tariff dispute will put up to 2 million jobs at risk, but analysts say it may not be so bad if India's economy can be reformed – and its trade row with the US resolved.

After announcing a 25% tariff on Indian imports, Trump posted stinging remarks on social media about its high tariffs and slandering its "dead economy". Other countries in the Asia-Pacific fared much better.

Most Asian markets fell on Monday amid concern about the rise in trade tension between the US and China

Federal appeals court pauses Wednesday's trade court ruling that said US tariffs were invalid under an emergency law; that caused Asian markets to fall on Friday.

Analysts say his trade goals can probably be achieved via sector-specific tariffs or other levies; but International Trade Court ruling creates uncertainty for business and trade negotiations