South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test barely two months after taking office, with back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of U.

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss, hurt by losses for Walmart and worries over coming cuts to interest rates.

Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss on Thursday, hurt by a drop for Walmart and dampened hopes for coming cuts to interest rates. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%. All its losses have been relatively ...

Today's highlight will be Fed Chair Powell's speech. Last year, Powell provided strong guidance that rate cuts were set to ...