Asian stocks ended mixed on Wednesday amid rising U.S.-China tensions and ahead of the results of two key Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine how much U.S. President-elect Joe Biden can push through Democrats' agenda.
The Trump administration has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.