Since 1993, China’s premiers have met the media after the annual gathering of the National People’s Congress (NPC), offering journalists, including the foreign press, a rare chance to ask questions in a typically wide-ranging news conference.
Most Asian currencies kept to a tight range on Monday, while the dollar steadied from recent losses as markets awaited more cues on U.S. interest rates from the Federal Reserve and key payrolls data this week.
Gold prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Monday but remained within sight of two-month highs after growing conviction over U.S. interest rate cuts this year spurred sharp gains in the yellow metal.
Cardano was trading at $0.7927 by 02:05 (07:05 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Monday, up 11.28% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since December 13, 2023.
Japan’s main stock benchmark breached 40,000 points for the first time to end Monday at a record closing high, as corporate governance reform and solid valuations continue to pave the way for long-term global investor interest.
