Japan’s Nikkei 225 makes astonishing new all-time high above 50,000

The Nikkei 225 crossed above 50,000 for the first time on ￰0￱ benchmark index closed at 50,051.11, up 751.46 points or 1.52%. The move came as investors reacted to progress in U. S.-China trade discussions and strong performance from ￰1￱ Topix also moved higher, rising by 1.61%. Traders described the move as driven by external momentum and expectations of domestic policy changes inside ￰2￱ Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet ￰3￱ Donald Trump this week during his trip to ￰4￱ to a note released Monday by Crédit Agricole CIB, “It is expected that the message she would convey is to significantly expand domestic demand through a high-pressure economy.” The same note said that an expansion of domestic demand could “completely lift Japan out of its deflationary structural stagnation” and also reduce the ￰5￱ ￰6￱ note called the potential outcome “a win-win for both countries.” Markets took this as a signal that Tokyo may move in a direction that supports growth at home while smoothing trade friction with ￰7￱ markets respond to global momentum Markets across Asia moved higher in ￰8￱ Korea’s Kospi climbed 1.83% after reaching a record high on ￰9￱ Kosdaq rose 0.72%.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures pointed to a stronger open, trading at 26,256 compared to the previous close of 26,160.15. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was higher by 0.54%, trading at 9,060.70, up 41.70 ￰10￱ regional levels included: Hang Seng Index 26,160.15, Kospi 4,001.24 up 59.65 or 1.51%, Nifty 50 25,795.15 unchanged, and Shanghai 3,950.175, unchanged after a small move of ￰11￱ regional moves followed reports that ￰12￱ Chinese negotiators created a framework resolving several areas of ￰13￱ creates a path for Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to formally approve the ￰14￱ an interview on Sunday with CBS News, ￰15￱ Secretary Scott Bessent said that Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on imports from China are now “effectively off the table.” He also said that China is expected to increase soybean purchases and delay broad restrictions on rare earth ￰16￱ stated that the ￰17￱ continue its current export controls on ￰18￱ rally in Asia also followed significant gains on Wall ￰19￱ Friday, all three major ￰20￱ finished at record ￰21￱ Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 472.51 points, or 1.01%, closing at 47,207.12, its first close above 47,000.

The S&P 500 rose 0.79% to 6,791.69, and the Nasdaq Composite increased 1.15% to 23,204.87. Investors are now waiting for the Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, where a rate cut is widely ￰22￱ are also preparing for Big Tech earnings due this ￰23￱ smartest crypto minds already read our ￰24￱ in? Join them .