Starbucks set to reopen stores in China

CFPB purges 2,200 pages amid Trump overhaul. Regulatory shifts may impact financial sector stability.

/LiveBytes investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: OpenAI has confidentially filed for a US IPO

The Pentagon has added Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and others to its 1260H list of China military-linked firms, barring direct Defence Department contracts from later this month.

China's May trade balance, exports and imports all higher than expected Solid trade data from China re May 2026

Australia business confidence improves in May but stays deeply negative Australian business mood lifted slightly in May, but confidence is still deeply in the red and margins are under the most pressure in years.

China car sales fall 22% in May as oil prices crush petrol demand China's petrol car market is cratering while its EV industry sets export records, and high oil prices are driving both trends simultaneously.

Daiwa sees BOJ June hike as bid to avoid falling behind the curve The BOJ is not hiking because the economy is running hot; it is hiking because the cost of waiting is now higher than the cost of moving.