Tag: Asia-Pacific

Asia Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday morning as major Chinese indexes jumped more than 2 percent. The Shanghai composite added 2.83 percent in early trade while the Shenzhen composite gained 3.3 percent. It's probably pricing in a 5.3… 5.4 percent GDP at the moment, if that makes sense." In Japan, the Nikkei 225 erased earlier losses of more than 1 percent to trade 0.34 percent lower while the Topix index declined 0.62 percent. Down Under, the benchmark ASX 200 retraced some of its earlier losses but still traded down 0.5 percent amid fresh uncertainties in the country's political outlook. The Australian dollar traded at $0.7102 as of 9:59 a.m. HK/SIN, weakening from an earlier high of $0.7126. Symbol Name Price Change %Change Nikkei 225 Index 22456.67 -75.41 -0.33% KOSPI Index 2147.80 -8.46 -0.39% Elsewhere, oil prices gained Monday morning.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un says he wants to denuclearize before the end of Trump's current term. But there is zero reason to believe it. Even so, Trump complimented the secretive state's dictator twice in one day. MSNBC National Security…

During a roving conversation with journalists on the White House lawn, Pres. Trump again took the time to praise Kim Jong Un, North Korea's brutal totalitarian leader. Ken Thomas & Gen. Barry McCaffrey discuss. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About:…

What did the U.S. gain and was anything lost from Trump's summit agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un? Robert Costa, Susan Glasser, and Geoff Bennett all join to discuss. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the…

Among the consequences of Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un is that he agreed without apparent condition to end joint U.S./South Korean military exercises, a concession North Korea has sought for decades. Rachel Maddow points out that it's not…

Ian Bremmer, founder of the Eurasia Group, talks about how Donald Trump's outreach to Kim Jong Un has drawn the North Korean into the the world of international leadership like no previous world leader. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About:…

Wendy Sherman, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, talks with Rachel Maddow about how both Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have a lot at stake in the Singapore summit, a situation that bodes well for some success. »…

An MSNBC panel notes that while Donald Trump has a lot riding on not humiliating himself with North Korea, the stakes, as well as the benefits for Kim Jong Un are infinitely higher both at home and on the international…

Sue Mi Terry, former director for Korea, Japan, and Oceanic affairs at the National Security Council, explains why a peace treaty between North and South Korea would losing the justification for America's military presence in the region. » Subscribe to…

Following an acerbic G7 with U.S. allies that ended with a Trump tweet-storm, Trump arrived in Singapore predicting a 'terrific' relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Peter Baker & Philip Rucker react. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC…