Financial investing asian markets closed mixed

Asian markets closed mixed, with the Nikkei climbing 0.8% to fresh 34-year highs. Japan’s corporate earnings growth reinforces bullish forecasts in financial investing circles, particularly in export-heavy industrial and tech stocks. Bitcoin continues to benefit from more buy-in from politicians and financial institutions. Union Pacific ( UNP ) CEO Jim Vena on state of economy: "So it's interesting in that the consumer from everything we see is still strong at this point. They are still out there spending, they're still out there moving. We've seen some products being a little bit less [in demand], homes are not selling at the same rate as they were before. But overall, our business is up. Our volume is strong year over year, it's up by a few percentage points. So far we have not seen the impact that some people claim that we were going to have with the economy. In specific segments [you are seeing a slowdown]." European equities edged higher as the Stoxx 600 hit a three-month peak, supported by steady GDP growth in Germany. Financial investing trends show rising interest in renewable energy stocks as subsidies expand across the EU in 2024.