Asia Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Japan's Nikkei hit a record high even as a Bank of Japan rate hike looms; Australia's growth missed forecasts on weaker household spending; oil climbed again on renewed Iran fears, with South Korea's market closed for a holiday.

Asian stocks climb on AI semiconductor demand as oil prices rise amid stalled US-Iran talks. KOSPI doubles YTD while Samsung and SK Hynix near $1T valuations.

(Bloomberg) -- Asian shares retreated from record highs as efforts to secure a US-Iran peace deal showed little progress and investors paused after a blistering AI-driven rally.

Asian markets dipped from record highs as peace talks with Iran faltered. Oil prices remained elevated amid geopolitical tensions. US stock futures also saw a slight decline.…

The Nikkei touched a record peak of 67,231.28 on Monday and posted a record closing high of 66,934.33, roughly 7% above the 25-day moving average, a sign of an overheated…

Asia Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: South Korea's inflation jumped to 3.1%, a two-year high, and the central bank is signalling a rate hike; Indonesia's prices are climbing too…

Japan's benchmark Nikkei surged past the 68,000 mark for the first time, rising 2.2% to a record 68,203.79, as strong gains in AI and semiconductor-related stocks outweighed…

Asia Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Japan's Nikkei hit a record high even as a Bank of Japan rate hike looms; Australia's growth missed forecasts on weaker household spending;…

Asia Intelligence Brief for Thursday: Asian stock markets slipped a day after Japan's record, led by a sharp fall in technology shares and an 11% drop in SoftBank; the Japanese…

Japan's Nikkei index saw a dip on Friday, pulling back from its record high. Technology stocks experienced a slowdown. However, positive data on real wage growth in Japan offered…