Noontime News Recap: UN week opens with Iran, Ukraine and AI crises, as UK and Morocco face domestic tests
World leaders gathering at the United Nations in New York are confronting two fast moving crises at once, the fallout from the Iran war and the risks posed by artificial intelligence, with the Security Council due to hear an emergency AI briefing during the week. 🔗Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian is due to address the General Assembly on Wednesday in his first speech to the world body, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also speak as Kyiv presses its case for an energy ceasefire and seeks wider support. 🔗 🔗Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used the opening days of the General... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 23 Sep 2026 12:22 LONDON
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on September 23, 2026 September 23, 2026
CCTV: The 48th WorldSkills Competition is being held in Shanghai. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the event. This morning, Premier Li Qiang attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the WorldSkills Conference. The WorldSkills Expo is also being held at the same time. Can you provide more information on these events? Guo Jiakun: The 48th WorldSkills Competition has kicked off in Shanghai, bringing together a record number of nearly 1,400 competitors from 68 countries and regions. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the WorldSkills Competition. He noted that a new round of scientific and technological... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 23 Sep 2026 11:01 LONDON
Tokyo and Asia-Pacific close higher as Nikkei surges, oil slumps and yen weakens
Executive summary: Tokyo and Asia-Pacific equities finished broadly firmer, led by a sharp rally in Japan and strong gains in South Korea, while WTI crude tumbled more than 10% and the yen weakened past 157 per dollar. The move points to a market still balancing risk appetite, commodity relief and currency pressure, with gold easing and natural gas jumping on the session. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 23 Sep 2026 07:45 LONDON
Tokyo Opens Higher as Nikkei Surges, Oil Slides and Metals Shine Across Asia-Pacific
Executive summary: Tokyo and broader Asia-Pacific markets opened with a strong risk-on tone, led by a sharp jump in the Nikkei 225 and gains in Hong Kong and Seoul. The standout cross-asset move was a steep drop in WTI crude, while natural gas, silver, platinum, palladium and ether all advanced. The yen weakened against the dollar, the yuan firmed modestly, and gold was little changed, suggesting investors were rotating toward cyclical and commodity-linked trades while watching currency and energy signals closely. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 23 Sep 2026 01:15 LONDON
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Tokyo and Asia-Pacific close higher as Nikkei surges, oil slumps and yen weakens
Executive summary: Asia-Pacific markets ended broadly firmer, led by a sharp rally in Seoul and a fresh record-style jump in Tokyo, while WTI crude tumbled more than 8% and the yen weakened further against the dollar. The move points to a session shaped by lower energy prices, stronger risk appetite in equities and a softer inflation impulse from commodities, even as gold eased and the dollar stayed bid. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 22 Sep 2026 07:45 LONDON
Tokyo Opens Higher as Nikkei Surges, Oil Slumps and Asia Follows a Risk-On Lead
Executive summary: Tokyo and broader Asia-Pacific markets opened with a clear risk-on tone, led by a sharp jump in the Nikkei 225 and gains in Korea, Hong Kong and Australia. The biggest cross-asset move is the steep drop in WTI crude, which is easing inflation pressure and supporting equities, while the yen remains weak and the dollar stronger against the yen. Metals are firmer, with gold, silver, platinum and palladium all higher, and Ether is also rallying strongly. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 22 Sep 2026 01:15 LONDON
Tokyo closes sharply higher as Nikkei surges past 65,000, while oil slumps and Ether extends its breakout
Executive summary: Tokyo and broader Asia-Pacific trading finished with a clear risk-on tone in equities, led by a powerful rally in Japan. The Nikkei 225 jumped +2.4% to 65,018.95, while the Kospi rose +4.7%. The move came alongside a weaker WTI crude price, down -8.2%, a firmer dollar against the yen, and a continued surge in Ether, which climbed +8.5%. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 21 Sep 2026 07:45 LONDON
