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Gold traded around $5,080 per ounce on Friday, consolidating recent losses and heading for its first weekly decline in five weeks, as a stronger US dollar and rising Treasury yields...

Japan’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $15.95 billion in February 2026 to reach $1.41 trillion, their highest level since December 2021. The holdings comprised $1.18 trillion in foreign currency assets...

Foreign tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka rose 16.2% year-on-year to a record 279,328 in February 2026, accelerating from a 9.7% increase in January. Daily data show that February 12 recorded...

The Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.5% to around 55,000, while the broader Topix Index slipped 0.4% to 3,688 on Friday, leaving both benchmarks on course for weekly losses of more...

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.2% to below 8,840 in early Friday trade, heading toward a one-month low and a weekly loss of nearly 4%—its steepest decline in a year...

US stock index futures were steady on Friday after Wall Street came under renewed pressure in the previous session, as investors weighed uncertainty over the war involving Iran...

WTI crude futures fell nearly 2% to around $79.50 per barrel on Friday, trimming gains from the previous session after the Trump administration indicated it is weighing several measures...

South Korea’s current account surplus narrowed to $13.26 billion in January 2026 from $18.7 billion in December, marking the 33rd consecutive month of surplus and the second-longest streak on record...

New Zealand is reopening its high-end housing market to global investors as demand for safe-haven assets grows amid heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty. The government is rolling back key elements...

South Korea’s annual inflation rate remained at 2% in February 2026, unchanged from January and slightly below market expectations of 2.1%. This reading is in line with the central bank’s...