Asia

The Chinese want to inject volatility into their currency markets and deter speculation.  

The United States said on Tuesday that world powers and Iran would keep negotiating over an outline accord on curbing Tehran's nuclear program beyond a midnight deadline, even though tough questions remain.

In 2012, the Nikkei began a steady climb that culminated this year in its first close above 19,000 in fifteen years. Learn why experts are cautiously optimistic for the Japanese economy.

Chinese stock trading has been temporarily suspended for the second time this week after "circuit breakers" kicked in following a steep plunge.

Jon Huntsman on China's leadership and economy.

China will make targeted adjustments to its economic policies in a more effective and precise manner, Premier Li Keqiang told economic experts and business executives at a meeting on Monday, reiterating the government's vows to support the economy.

China's government plans to spend $40.3 billion to foster growth in areas of the economy most in need of support, the Chinese cabinet said on Wednesday, but it did not comment on the nation's plunging stock market.

Recent claims that China will become the world’s largest economy in the next decade don't hold water. Here's why. 

The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries have reached a sweeping deal to set up a free-trade zone for 40 percent of the world's economy, but the accord on Monday faced initial skepticism in the U.S. Congress.