What Investors Should Know in Asia

A day after the Philippines got its first investment grade rating from Fitch, the Southeast Asian country's central bank governor told CNBC the upgrade was a "seal of good housekeeping."

After talking their currency down 20 percent over the past four months, Japanese policymakers have suddenly gone silent as the yen halts its dramatic fall. Why?

The bumper run in Japanese equities is just getting started, according to investment strategists, who expect larger gains ahead.

The outlook for the wealthy island nation of Singapore is turning increasingly grim with a recent mix of downbeat economic indicators pointing to a contraction for the economy in the current quarter.

Despite its own significant problems, the U.S. has managed one claim through a time of heightened global crisis: It's not as bad as the rest of the world.

Analysts say the sector remains robust even as China's biggest banks reported their worst annual earnings growth since going public.

Gold is one of the most widely held financial assets – but that doesn't mean everyone understands why it goes higher or lower.

Here's one sign of a global housing recovery: Every month seems to bring a new "world's most expensive" listing or sale. This month's offering is the penthouse of the Tour Odeon in Monaco.

Benchmark oil prices gained early Monday, reflecting a broader "relief rally" in risk assets, after details emerged that Cyprus had struck the basis of a bailout deal with international lenders.

Bank analyst Dick Bove says the Cyprus bailout is positive for U.S. banks. Here's why.

The decision to further push back the re-opening of Cypriot banks may be seen as a signal of further uncertainty in the crisis-hit island nation. But analysts tell CNBC that on the contrary, the move will help restore investor confidence.

Call it bad timing or just back to reality, but the Standard & Poor's 500 all-time high has become a significant barrier to stock market gains.

The euro at first welcomed the Cyprus bailout deal, jumping close to half a percent against the US dollar Monday, but later plunged more than 1 percent as investors shifted their gaze to the euro zone's darkening outlook.