On Tuesday, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Go, its most affordable AI subscription tier, targeting the price-sensitive Indian market. Nick Turley, OpenAI’s Vice President and Head of ChatGPT, announced the launch via an X post, highlighting that users can pay through India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

Asian stocks traded in a narrow range on Tuesday, easing after strong gains in the prior session as investors stayed cautious over ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations and awaited fresh policy signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) faces a A$55 million ($35.4 million) penalty from Australia’s competition regulator over anti-competitive agreements with major telecom operators.

Asian equity markets showed mixed performance on Thursday. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index surged 0.8% to a fresh record high of 8,996.80 points by 02:25 GMT.

Asian equities rose broadly on Wednesday, mirroring sharp overnight gains on Wall Street after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation figures reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September. Japan led the regional advance, with the Nikkei 225 climbing 1.5% to a fresh record high of 43,347.31 points, while the TOPIX also hit an all-time peak, extending its winning streak to six sessions.

Oil prices remained mostly unchanged on Wednesday following a sharp decline in the previous session, as markets awaited the imposition of hefty U.S. tariffs on India, the world’s third-largest crude importer.

The dollar and long-term U.S. Treasury bonds declined on Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s unprecedented move to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

Oil prices held largely steady in Asian trading on Monday following notable weekly gains, supported by diminishing expectations of an immediate ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and dovish cues from the U.S.

Oil prices edged lower in Asian trade on Monday as concerns over Russian supply eased following last week’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which ended without an immediate Ukraine ceasefire.

Oil prices held near recent highs during Asian trading hours on Friday, following a sharp rise in the previous session, as investors awaited developments from a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Bitcoin experienced volatile trading on Friday, sliding close to $111,000 as investors awaited critical U.S.

Bitcoin edged higher Wednesday to $111,272 after hitting a seven-week low below $109,000, pressured by a major whale trade that liquidated 24,000 tokens. The cryptocurrency has now dropped more than 10% from its August peak above $124,000, as risk sentiment remains muted amid concerns over Federal Reserve independence.

Bitcoin dipped beneath the $113,000 mark on Monday, wiping out the strong rally sparked by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish comments.

Bitcoin continued its downward trajectory on Wednesday, hitting a two-week low as investors trimmed their positions ahead of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming Jackson Hole symposium.

Bitcoin slid below the 116,000 mark on Monday, retreating sharply from its record highs achieved last week.

U.S. stock futures edged higher Wednesday as investors awaited Nvidia’s closely watched earnings, while fresh U.S. tariffs on Indian imports and renewed political turmoil in France weighed on global sentiment.

Australia's consumer price index (CPI) inflation surged to a one-year peak in July, surpassing market expectations and complicating the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) outlook on further interest rate cuts.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stern warning on Monday against countries implementing digital taxes or regulations that affect American technology firms.

UK consumer price inflation edged up to 3.8% in July from 3.6% in June, slightly surpassing the consensus forecast of 3.7%, official figures showed Wednesday.

Australian consumer sentiment soared to its highest level in over three years in August, buoyed by recent Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate cuts and easing cost-of-living pressures, according to a Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey released Tuesday.

Most Asian currencies remained relatively stable on Friday following stronger-than-anticipated U.S. producer inflation figures, which diminished expectations for aggressive Federal Reserve rate cuts.

The U.S. dollar dropped to multi-week lows on Thursday as traders intensified expectations that the Federal Reserve will resume cutting interest rates next month.

Most Asian currencies showed limited movement on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar continued to recover from overnight losses following softer-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data.

The U.S. dollar slipped modestly on Tuesday as investors awaited the upcoming release of July’s U.S. consumer price index (CPI), a critical indicator that could influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions.

The Indian rupee weakened to its lowest level ever against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, pressured by renewed threats from President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs on India due to its ongoing imports of Russian oil.

Last week, the S&P 500 continued its upward momentum despite notable shifts in market leadership.