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Nikkei Markets

Expectations of easier policy bear down on Singapore dollar

Disappointing growth, inflation to influence central bank's move

24 July 2019
No one outside PBOC governor Yi Gang's team knows how much Yi has provided liquidity since taking the reins in March 2018.
Opinion

China can cut rates without provoking Trump with a currency shock

Central bank should take care using monetary levers to stimulate economy

15 July 2019
China Mobile Global Partner Conference held in Guangzhou in December 2018: the Trump administration wants U.S. companies to leave China.
Opinion

How Donald Trump's trade war with Xi Jinping will play out

Opposition is building in the US but the threat to China exists on several fronts

10 July 2019
Prayuth Chan-ocha smiles on June 6: when you grab power from a democratically-elected government it is best to have a plan. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Opinion

Thai baht races ahead of Prayuth's slow progress

The strong currency is hurting Thailand's competitiveness and threatens further damage

8 July 2019
China's government, trying to internationalize its currency, is about to make it easier for a Japanese bank to conduct yuan-based transactions. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Economy

First Japanese lender to be designated as yuan clearing bank

MUFG Bank considered strong candidate to work more closely with its Chinese unit

26 June 2019
China has signaled a willingness to let the yuan "crack seven" -- soften beyond 7 to the dollar -- if the trade war drags on much longer.
Trade war

China returns softer yuan to arsenal as trade war intensifies

Currency seen 'cracking seven' if G-20 summit fails to produce deal

12 June 2019
Currency traders at work in Seoul, South Korea. The won has slid to its lowest point in nearly two and a half years.
Economy

Weaker won compounds South Korea's growing economic woes

Cheaper currency no longer lifts exports as it did in the past

3 June 2019
Singapore was singled out in the U.S. Treasury Department report on May 28 for persistent intervention in foreign exchange markets.
International relations

Vietnam and Singapore face pressure from US currency watchlist

Along with Malaysia, Southeast Asian nations newly flagged for monitoring

30 May 2019
Mitsubishi UFJ will be the second Japanese bank to join the RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor framework. (Nikkei Montage)
Finance

MUFG granted access to China bond and equity markets

Japan's top bank obtains world's largest $870m investment quota

29 May 2019
An engraver works on a metal plate for a scene that includes the historic Kumamoto Castle.
Technology

Engravers sweat the details of Japan's next bank notes

Highly skilled artisans receive once-in-a-generation chance to craft masterpieces

26 May 2019
The new U.S. rule would make it harder for China to offset the impact of previous tariffs by undervaluing its currency.
Trade war

US targets China with new currency tariff proposal

Undervalued yuan would be treated as a subsidy

25 May 2019
The South Korean won is down well over 2% from the end of April to reach a 28-month low.
Currencies

South Korean won and Taiwan dollar latest casualties in trade war

Currencies hit lowest levels in over two years on clouded China outlook

18 May 2019
Including yen and yuan in the Chiang Mai Initiative currency swap framework would reduce Asia's reliance on the dollar in the event of another crisis.
Currencies

China lobbies ASEAN on yuan use, cracking dollar dominance

Beijing proposes Asian currencies, including yen, be added to emergency pool

26 April 2019
An attendant fills a vehicle with gas in the Philippines. Lower crude-oil prices has softened inflation across developing Asia.
Economy

Emerging Asia's inflation softens as oil and currencies steady

Upward pressure eases in Philippines while prices fall in Malaysia

16 March 2019
The Australian dollar hit a near 10-year low against the U.S. dollar in early January.
Currencies

Aussie dollar trends lower as Chinese money flees housing market

Central bank hints at rate cuts to spur spending and shore up economy

28 February 2019
The yuan strengthened following China-U.S. trade talks that wrapped up on Jan. 9  in Beijing.
Currencies

Hopes for trade talks move yuan to 6-month high

Chinese currency climbs following Beijing meeting with Americans

16 January 2019
The Japanese currency market is wary of possible volatility during the upcoming spring holidays.
Currencies

Yen's 'flash rally' a bonanza for speculators

Stop-loss orders by retail investors and AI algos behind 4% jump on Jan. 3

12 January 2019
An excavator at an Australian iron ore mine. Chinese imports of such natural resources fueled Australia's growth, but the trade war threatens to squeeze the Asian economy.
Currencies

China-reliant Australian dollar at trade war's mercy

Investors flee as Chinese slowdown threatens to hurt resource exports

8 January 2019
Global uncertainties are sending tremors through the markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking more than 650 points at one point on Jan. 3.
Markets

Apple warning heads to Asia after taking big bite out of Dow

iPhone maker's shares drop 10% as investors fear China slowdown

4 January 2019
Market participants started to flee to the safety of the yen on Jan. 3. 
Markets

AI trading sends yen surging, briefly touching 104 to dollar

Thin holiday volume and flight to safe havens also influenced the violent rise

3 January 2019
People walks near the fountain of Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia, in Jakarta. The bank kept its interest rate unchanged at its monetary policy meeting on Thursday.
Economy

Asia central banks expected to slow rate hike after Fed decision

Increasingly dovish stance in US eases currency slide in the region

20 December 2018
Consumer spending in Indonesia turns out to be lackluster in third quarter.
Economy

Indonesia's growth slows as consumption fails to pick up

After tsunami and plane crash, more headwinds hit Joko Widodo ahead of election

5 November 2018
The yuan's monthly value dropped in October for the seventh consecutive month. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Currencies

Yuan's continued weakness triggers investor jitters

Chinese currency battered by rising US rates and trade war

4 November 2018
The Chinese yuan slid to a decade low against the dollar on Tuesday, igniting speculation about whether Beijing would intervene in the market to defend its currency from falling below seven to the dollar. (Getty Images)
Currencies

Yuan's slide to decade low puts China in tricky position

A fall below 7 per dollar risks capital flight; defending it seen as manipulation

30 October 2018
U.S. rate hikes have put downward pressure on the rupiah, which dipped below 15,000 to the dollar earlier in October.
Markets

Indonesia's foreign reserves hit two-year low

Central bank running out of options after repeated currency interventions

21 October 2018