Asian stocks fall broadly amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and Trump's Tariffs

New York, July 21 (Jiji Press)--The dollar rose above 163 yen to hit the highest levels in about 39 years and six months in New York on Tuesday, attracting safe-haven buying amid…

Japan’s currency fell as much as 0.5 per cent to 163.24 per US dollar overnight as the greenback strengthened. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The yen slid past 163 per dollar for the first time since 1986, extending its decline and increasingly testing Japanese authorities’ resolve to intervene.

Asian stocks declined following a Wall Street tech selloff and investor doubts about artificial intelligence returns. Oil prices held their gains after closing over one hundred…