Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slid just 0.04% to 8,517.20. South Korea's Kospi declined 0.23% to 2,530.79. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.35% to 31,173.35, while the Shanghai Composite was up 1.33% to 3,314.29.

Asia shares are mostly declining as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading partners

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as markets mulled the impact of tariffs being imposed by the United States and China. The Hang Seng dropped 0.6% to 20,659.41, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.

Asian shares climbed Tuesday after President Donald Trump said tariffs on Mexico and Canada would be delayed for a month. The White House also said Trump would speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping,

Asian shares climbed on Tuesday even as U.S. tariffs on China came into effect and China imposed retaliatory measures on the United States, including tariffs on coal and

Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in Septe

Wall Street drifted higher Wednesday as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% following mixed trading across European and Asian markets.

Equity markets stumbled Wednesday and gold hit a new record as investors kept tabs on China and the United States after they exchanged tariffs, sparking fears of another debilitating trade