Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Economists polled by Reuters expect Australia's inflation to rise 2.5% in the 12 months to the December quarter, from 2.8% in the previous year.
Japanese technology shares fell on Tuesday as a global market rout sparked by the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model entered day two, with investors questioning the sky-high valuation and dominance of AI bellwethers.
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Markets in South Korea, Shanghai markets and other parts of the region were closed for holidays. Among technology companies in Japan, SoftBank Group Corp. stock extended its losses, plunging 6%. Hitachi Ltd.
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Wednesday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with most