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 edged higher early Monday, recovering some ground lost last week, after OPEC+ agreed to moderate its pace of output increases starting in October amid concerns over weakening global demand.

Gold prices briefly reached an all-time high on Tuesday, driven by ongoing expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts and growing uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as fears over supply interruptions intensified due to the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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.

Bitcoin saw a modest rise on Friday, buoyed by gains across risk-sensitive markets as investors awaited the release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data.

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.

Australia’s trade surplus expanded more than anticipated in July, primarily fueled by robust export activity as demand for commodities in key Asian and European markets showed slight recovery during the month.

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.

Japanese stocks rose and the yen weakened as Prime Minister Ishiba’s resignation heightened concerns over the country’s fiscal policy and interest rate outlook.

Most Asian currencies slipped slightly on Thursday as the U.S. dollar recovered some of its overnight losses, driven by increasing market confidence that the Federal Reserve will reduce interest rates this month due to ongoing signs of labor market cooling.

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.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures climbed modestly on Tuesday evening, fueled by strong gains in Alphabet Inc. after a court handed down a less stringent antitrust ruling than initially feared.

Asian equities declined on Wednesday, following Wall Street's losses driven by escalating concerns over U.S. trade tariffs.

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