BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official’s comments that the U.S. central bank should stick with its super-easy monetary policy.
TOKYO — Japan’s central bank says the world’s third-biggest economy is “picking up” as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened in April, for the tenth straight month.
BANGKOK — The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve’s latest views on the U.S. economy.