Economy
Japan’s import growth shoots to 12.3% in May
Export growth, on the other hand remained negative at -10.3%, says DBS.
Japan’s import growth shoots to 12.3% in May
Export growth, on the other hand remained negative at -10.3%, says DBS.
Prolonged EU sovereign debt crisis spells trouble
Other downside risks to growth include the geopolitical tensions in MENA and the continued surge in commodity prices resulting in higher inflationary...
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.
“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.
Thai export sales plummet 17.6% in May
Not much to smile about in the land of smiles then.
Fears of an imminent burst in the Chindian property bubble misplaced
Are China and India about to buckle as well?.
Warnings as inflation smashed through 4.1% in May
And industrial production fell 7 % - is this a new stagflation ?
Thailand and Malaysia need to make urgent reforms
If not, problems lie ahead, say Morgan Stanley.
Inflation has peaked in Singapore as car prices drop
Is this a new normal, or just a bump on the road to higher prices ?
Electronics exports down 15.2% in May
Blame it on fewer shipments of integrated circuits, PC components and disk drives.
Pill-popping market drives non-oil domestic exports
Total exports grew by 9.6% in May, even as electronics exports continued to drop, thanks to the side effects of the pharmaceuticals sector.
China’s GDP growth forecast for 2011 falls to 8.7%
Credit Suisse says food and services inflation will rise.
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%.
Proposed revisions to corporate governance code revealed
Proposals include requiring companies to fully disclose the remuneration of each individual director and the CEO on a named basis.
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.
Global monetary conditions are abnormal: PM Lee
Does this mean QEII is a disaster for emerging markets ?
Inflation to rise along with Singapore's GDP growth
Singapore's inflation is expected to rise this year as economists upgraded their forecasts of gross domestic product growth to 6.2 per cent expansion...
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