Asia

Malaysia’s Errant Swing Swagger

Malaysian stocks slipped further after a soft 2014 as Prime Minster Najib’s popularity  crumpled  with an overseas golf outing during ...

China’s Marauding Margin Creep

Chinese shares seesawed as regulators extended a crackdown on retail investor marginal loans beyond the biggest brokers after the amount ...

Indonesia’s Subsidy Switch Swat

Indonesian shares continued their double-digit upswing despite President Jokowi’s fuel subsidy savings transfer to other big social spending and the ...

India’s Lashed Lazy Habits

Indian stocks after a 2014 20 percent MSCI gain on record $15 billion foreign investor inflows sold off as the ...

China Property Developers’ Foundation Cracks

Chinese real estate company Kaisa with $2.5 billion in offshore debt failed to repay loans and bonds as its Hong ...

The Philippines’ Hemmed Hurricane Resistance

Philippines debt and equity maintained double-digit gains as another massive December typhoon lashed the islands, with resident evacuations and property ...

South Asia’s Stricken Presidential Stand

The Pakistan and Sri Lanka stock markets sold off as prime minister Sharif and President Rajapaska respectively tried to hold ...

India’s Jagged Journey Jubilation

Indian shares continued to outrun BRIC and Asian peers with an over 25 percent upswing after the ruling BJP triumphed ...

China’s Sleeper Train Trials

Chinese shares stayed positive but were mostly unmoved by the “through train” Hong Kong tie-up which after initial hype barely ...

Myanmar’s Preempted Pagoda Pageantry

Myanmar prepared to host its first ASEAN summit since admission fifteen years ago as both financial sector and broader economic ...

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