Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed on Monday, dampened by disappointing PMI data from China. Investors also remain cautious about the potential impact of Trump’s tariff policies, with attention also on the Federal Reserve’s decision this week.

Closely-watched crypto trader Arthur Hayes has warned of a looming "financial crisis" that he expects to unleash fresh Federal Reserve stimulus

U.S. stock futures and Asian shares outside China slumped on Monday as investors weighed the implications of Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of a free, open-source artificial intelligence model to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Beijing contends with a weakening yuan while awaiting policy clues from the incoming Donald Trump’s administration.

Gold prices rose nearly 1% on Friday, lingering near record high levels scaled in October, steered by U.S. President Donald Trump's calls to lower interest rates and uncertainty surrounding his trade policies.

Investors should rule out nothing from the Federal Reserve in 2025 if the newly minted Trump administration uncorks fresh tariffs on China and the European Union. "I think rate hikes are possible. Anything is possible.

Gold retreated and the dollar gained following U.S. President Donald Trump's brief imposition of tariffs on Colombia. Oil traded lower as Trump reiterated calls for OPEC to cut prices.

The Chinese currency jumped against the US dollar as trade war worries receded, but some fear the gains may be ‘short-lived’.

President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a digital asset working group on Thursday which, among other things, would be tasked with exploring a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile.

Trump stated on Tuesday that his administration is discussing imposing a 10% tariff on goods imported from China on February 1 because fentanyl is being sent from China to Mexico and Canada, per Reuters.

European shares slid on Monday as the technology sector joined the retreat in other markets after China's upgraded low-cost, low-power artificial intelligence (AI) model sparked worries about the profits of rivals and the need for costly tech.

Futures linked to the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled on Monday as the overwhelming popularity of an inexpensive Chinese artificial intelligence model sparked a selloff in AI-related shares, with megacap stocks including Nvidia the worst hit.