Japan is in striking distance of North Korea — here’s why the yen is rallying anyway

It’s a conundrum: Despite Japan being a likely target of freshly erupting North Korean ire, traders still see the yen as a safe-haven play, and they’re pushing the currency higher. The yen has surged, with the dollar fetching as little as 109.71 yen in...

A nuclear crisis is flaring in Korea, and Chinese markets don’t seem to care

China’s financial markets are shrugging off rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. The pariah state has produced a nuclear weapon that can fit inside its missiles, NBC News confirmed Tuesday, citing a U.S. intelligence official. The country is also...