Commodities
Coffee prices jump 20% as global heat hits commodity markets
Soaring temperatures and drought in Southeast Asia put beans and rubber trees at risk
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Announcements
Lawson to be removed from JPX-Nikkei Index 400
Deletion follows company's designation as stock 'to be delisted'
Currencies
Cash-loving Japan redesigns banknotes for first time in two decades
Bills embrace cutting-edge tech in a world first, are clearer to non-Japanese
Automobiles
Tesla shares rally as Q2 deliveries fall less than expected
Incentives help EV maker achieve increase from previous quarter
Currencies
Japan rolls out new banknotes, with 90% of bank ATMs ready
Bills feature 3D holograms, other latest anticounterfeit measures
Adani Group
Hindenburg rejects Indian regulator's claims over Adani short sale
U.S. company 'distorted' facts about conglomerate, says market watchdog
China debt crunch
Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi's liquidation prompts fallout fears
Liquidator seeks consolidation in 'complicated' case with 'enormous' debts
Equities
Japan's Nikkei average hits 40,000 mark for 1st time in nearly 3 months
Expectations of bigger interest margins push bank and insurer stocks higher
Commodities
China tensions with West a risk for resource exports, Australia warns
Further dips in value expected as U.S., Europe look to reshore manufacturing
Equities
Foreign equity investments via new NISA likely hit record in June: Nomura
Japan retail investors shifting money into foreign equities is weighing on yen
Asia Insight
China's leaders to choose economic path at high-pressure third plenum
Historically pivotal policy gathering expected to focus on tech as property woes fester
Bonds
China central bank to borrow government bonds, with sale seen possible
PBOC looks to curb plunge in yields as economy fears spur flight to safe assets
Business deals
China's Fosun to sell Hokkaido ski resort for $250m
Conglomerate jettisons Hoshino Resorts Tomamu amid real estate slump
Property
Japan land price rises over 2% for 1st time amid post-COVID bounce
Twenty-nine out of 47 prefectures see rises; Fukuoka has biggest gains
Currencies
South Korea extends won trading hours for overseas investors
Around 30 international banks taking part in initiative
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Market Spotlight
Strong dollar hits Asian stock gains in first half of 2024
Japan, India equities top picks for global investors, while Southeast Asia's luster dims
Caixin
Hong Kong's talent pass program drives up housing rents
While professionals from outside bolster rents, house prices are falling again
Equities
Japan stocks lose steam as global money pulls back
Hopes for post-deflation growth take hit from weak yen in Q2
Commodities
China says rare earths belong to state in new regulation
Rule takes effect Oct. 1 with reach over entire supply chain
Markets
Foreign investors in China seek new catalysts as stock rally fizzles
Low hopes for meaningful property measures at Communist Party's key third plenum
Media & Entertainment
After U.S. IPO, Naver's Webtoon to spend more on creators and AI
Online comics appeal to TikTok-loving Gen-Z Americans, CFO says
Currencies
Yen's purchasing power hits all-time low, at one-third of peak
Japanese households see annual costs rise $560 on costlier food and energy
China debt crunch
Chinese developer Sino-Ocean hit with liquidation petition by U.S. bank
Market watchers expect more consolidation despite Beijing's industry rescue effort
Supply Chain
Singapore's CapitaLand focuses on Vietnam as supply chains leave China
Property manager also eyes industrial park in Malaysian special economic zone
Commodities
Australia to dominate lithium supply for 'years to come' but prices subdued
BMI outlook suggests lithium market unlikely to return to boom prices