Global Funds Favor Asia’s Higher Yielding Bonds Over Others
Higher-yielding Asian bonds are drawing more foreign inflows than their lower-yielding counterparts thanks to expectations of a Federal
2023-11-30 14:16
China Remains Risk for EM Equity Rally Driven by Earnings, Flows
Emerging-market stocks drifted lower after a four-week rally as concerns about China’s economic recovery returned and investors assessed
2023-11-27 18:17
Fed Pivot Hopes to Turbocharge Southeast Asia’s Curve Flattening
Southeast Asia’s longer-dated bonds have been the winning trade as the region’s yield curve flattened, and there are
2023-11-23 08:18
Indonesia Set for Cautious Rate Pause Amid Fragile Rupiah Gains
Indonesia’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, while staying on guard against external
2023-11-23 06:20
Treasury Rally Is Proving to Be No Panacea for Asian Bonds
Emerging Asian bonds may struggle to sustain gains spurred by the rally in Treasuries as bearish signals grow.
2023-11-09 14:20
Bank Indonesia Unexpectedly Resumes Rate Hike to Support Rupiah
Indonesia’s central bank resumed raising interest rates, surprising the markets as it moved to help bolster the rupiah
2023-10-19 16:21
Indonesia Set for Rate Pause as Warjiyo Preaches Patience
Indonesia’s central bank will keep interest rates steady for a while to protect the rupiah from global market
2023-10-06 18:00
Assassin's Creed Mirage: Why Arabic is at the heart of the new game
The makers of the latest in the stealth action series have put Arabic front and centre of the project.
2023-10-05 19:19
Asia’s Last Holdout Against Strong Dollar Falls
Asia’s last currency standing against the dollar this year has fallen, with the rupiah joining regional peers to
2023-10-03 11:25
Dollar Surge Is Bringing ‘Pseudo Tightening’ to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian central banks are using tools other than rate hikes to defend their currencies against the surging
2023-09-28 14:54
Indonesia Swaps Reverse Repo, Operation Twist for New Tools
Bank Indonesia is issuing new rupiah securities to replace its existing reverse repurchase facility and “Operation Twist” bond
2023-08-25 14:28
Asian Bonds Beat Emerging Peers Who Have Rate Cut Advantage
Emerging Asia ex-China bonds have beaten their developing-nation peers this quarter, and this outperformance looks set to continue
2023-08-24 14:21