Central Asia’s Doubtful Dictated Outcomes
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The undisclosed death and power vacuum left by Uzbekistan’s post-independence strongman Karimov upset sub-regional investors already wary about succession planning ...
Japan’s Retiring Retail Enthusiasts
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Japanese retail fund outflows to emerging market debt and equity continued through August, despite heavy US and European inflows tipping ...
China’s Shrouded Shenzhen Shuffle
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Chinese shares aimed to slough off negative performance and fund outflows, in contrast with the core emerging market surge elsewhere, ...
Mongolia’s Wistful Wolf Cry (Asia Times)
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The Mongolian Stock Exchange, after a 15 percent fall in the local index, was poised for a comeback after the ...
Pakistan’s Heartfelt Historic Hump
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Pakistan shares led the MSCI Asia frontier pack with a 5 percent gain through May in anticipation of the index ...
The G-7’s Wrung War Cry (Asia Times)
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The G-7 summit in Japan, despite currency war talk, was a tame event hardly moving Asian financial markets. It was ...
The Asian Development Bank’s Anxious Anniversary Angles
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The Asian Development Bank marked 50 years of operation at its annual meeting in Frankfurt, symbolizing its diverse shareholder and ...
The Treasury’s New Currency Interference Signal
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The US Treasury Department issued the first version of its periodic currency manipulation report under 2015 trade enforcement legislation overriding ...
Asia Bonds’ Confidence Loss Creak
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The March local currency Asia Bond Monitor prepared by a separate Asian Development Bank team cited “confidence loss” as the ...
China’s Rutted Road Trip
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As the Chinese President visited the Middle East to promote the One Belt, One Road outward trade and investment program ...