Investors will be keeping an eye on the Japanese yen, which strengthened to a more than two-month high of 150.52 per U.S. dollar on Thursday.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Monday, with focus on Japan's fourth-quarter economic growth data, while investors also awaited a slew of central bank decisions from the region this week.

Asian shares were mixed Friday after a sharp slide for Walmart helped pull Wall Street off record highs. In Japan, where investors were watching currency swings, the benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.1% in morning trading to 38,

Trump and his energy tsar Doug Burgum framed the venture as a way for Japan to replace Middle East energy shipments and address its trade imbalance with the U.S., according to two officials briefed on the closed-door talks.

Asian markets showed mixed results as Chinese tech stocks declined following a recent rally. The Hang Seng Index dipped, while the Shanghai Composite rose. Japan's Nikkei fell amid U.S. tariff threats.

U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday after reports showed that worries among consumers and businesses about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the U.S. economy. The

U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday after reports showed that worries among consumers and businesses about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the U.S. economy. The

Over in Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open slightly lower, with the futures contract in Chicago at 39,160 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,130, against the index's last close of 39,

The Matildas were blown off the park in their SheBelieves Cup opener against Japan in a lesson that can be considered harshly learned.

Shares in Asia and Europe gained on Tuesday, lifted by defense and military stocks as U.S. and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Japan’s Nikkei 225, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong,

U.S. stocks are falling sharply Friday after reports showed worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 was down 1.4% in

Japan and the Philippines have agreed to further deepen their defense collaborations and start talks on an arrangement to protect shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over China’s i