China GDP growth eases to 7-year low in Q1 but analysts call it stabilizing The Q1 figure is a notch down from the Q4-2015 growth of 6.8% in and also marked the economy's worst performance since 2009. Apr 15, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore dollar plunges despite GDP positive as MAS says will curb the currency's appreciation Most analysts were expecting the MAS to leave the policy steady. Apr 14, 2016By Boby Michael
Australia says FTA with India will boost bilateral trade big way Australia's trade with India is now worth $13.1bn, just one tenth of that with China. Apr 13, 2016By Boby Michael
Malaysian ringgit back near 8-month high helped by inflows In March alone, the Malaysian currency has rallied around 8% against the greenback, and so far this year, the gain is more than 11.2%. Apr 13, 2016By Boby Michael
US military has now more freedom on Indian territory Currently, permissions have to be sought each time there is a US requirement. Apr 12, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore dollar hovers near 8-month high ahead of MAS policy review The market is now waiting for the monetary policy decision by the Monetary Authority of Singapore due on Thursday. Apr 11, 2016By Boby Michael
East Asian growth to ease further dragged by slower China: World Bank Among developing Southeast Asian economies, the Philippines and Vietnam have the strongest growth prospects, both expected to grow more than 6% in 2016. Apr 11, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore overtakes Hong Kong to become world's No 3 financial centre: survey Asian centers have improved their position while the dominance of the European and American centers has eroded over time. Apr 8, 2016By Boby Michael
Yen rallies to 17-month high vs dollar increasing worries of Japan's exporters It has hit a 30-month high vs the British pound. Apr 7, 2016By Boby Michael
Asian military spending growth much higher than global rate: SIPRI China's defence spending rises 7.4 percent while Saudi Arabia sees a 5.7 percent increase. Apr 6, 2016By Boby Michael
China and India see business conditions improve while Hong Kong's deteriorate further: Markit PMI Hong Kong needs more policy support for shoring up growth while China and India have to improve their employment conditions, Markit said. Apr 6, 2016By Boby Michael
Hong Kong dollar pares January's steep slide as peg scrapping woes fade The local dollar has rallied to 7.7522/US dollar this week, very close to its strong end of the pair's trading band of 7.75-7.85. Mar 31, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore's SGX sees IPO business plunging on tough regional competition The SGX had the smallest haul of new share sales among the region's four largest stock markets in 2015. Mar 31, 2016By Boby Michael
Asian currencies rally as Yellen drives dollar lower; Malaysian ringgit at 7-month high The ringgit has rallied more than 5% this month and the Singapore dollar is the second best with a 3.6% rise from February closing. Mar 30, 2016By Boby Michael
Bank of England's new capital framework unlikely to impact banking system: HSBC The BoE said it would raise the rate of the capital buffer that it requires financial institutions to have from 0% to 0.5%, effective 29 March 2017. Mar 30, 2016By Boby Michael