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Japan’s import growth shoots to 12.3% in May

Export growth, on the other hand remained negative at -10.3%, says DBS.

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Japan’s import growth shoots to 12.3% in May

Export growth, on the other hand remained negative at -10.3%, says DBS.

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Inflation woes: Chinese economy in peril with a record 5.5% CPI inflation in May

And worse, it is likely to reach its peak at 6% yoy in June, says Credit Suisse.

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Japanese banks profits to remain flat through 2012

But Japanese banks should have little problem getting their tier 1 capital up to 7% through profits, says Fitch.

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“Ignore risks to price stability at your peril”: HSBC

The bank warns that even though inflation has eased, Asia remains in the grip of a deteriorating growth-inflation trade off.

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Thai export sales plummet 17.6% in May

Not much to smile about in the land of smiles then.

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Fears of an imminent burst in the Chindian property bubble misplaced

Are China and India about to buckle as well?.

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Thailand and Malaysia need to make urgent reforms

If not, problems lie ahead, say Morgan Stanley.

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Chinese banks’ aggregated net profit up 33% to RMB 687.3 billion in 2010

The average ratio of non-performing loans of the 17 listed banks reduced from 1.58% at the end of 2009 to 1.14% at the end of 2010, says Ernst & Young.

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China’s GDP growth forecast for 2011 falls to 8.7%

Credit Suisse says food and services inflation will rise.

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China’s inflation shoots to 34-month high of 5.5% in May

This is due to the higher than expected food inflation which increased to 11.7%.

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Chinese insurers dipping into Dim Sum bond market

Value Success International's recent Hong Kong issuance of RMB2billion in 3-year "dim sum" bonds was a success, says Moody’s.

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HSBC warns of 15% drop in Chinese residential real estate prices

Over the next 12 months, we expect residential prices to fall by 15% in first-tier cities and by 5% in second-tier cities, says HSBC.

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China’s transport sector ranks as 4th most attractive to investors

Germany, France and the US took the top 3 spots.

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Tsunami-stricken Japan’s non-life insurance sector still resilient

This is despite earthquake losses for five major Japanese non-life insurers totaling PY400bn for the residential sector and JPY200bn for the commercial sector.

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Japanese CMBS leads AsiaPac structured finance downgrades

This, as Japan accounts for over 90% of all negative rating actions in the region during 2010, says Fitch.

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Asian Liquidity Stress Index stays strong for May

That is with only 12.3% of the Moody's rated portfolio of speculative-grade, non-financial corporate debt issuers deemed as having inadequate liquidity.

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