China's consumer price inflation at 1 ½ year high on food price rise, PPI deflation eases However, experts call it temporary and unlikely to call for any policy response. Mar 10, 2016By Boby Michael
China to push forward supply-side reforms, modernise farm sector, ensure grain security: President Xi Xi said innovative ways of working, improved livelihood and modern agricultural practices are necessary to give the people more sense of benefits. Mar 9, 2016By Boby Michael
Indonesian currency hovers near 10-month high, charts suggest more gains Rupiah has rallied more than 4% so far this year. Mar 8, 2016By Boby Michael
Australian dollar rallies to 6-month high as analysts demand RBA rate cut AUD/USD has risen to a 6 ½- month high of 0.7445 on Friday, making a more than 4% jump on the week. Mar 5, 2016By Boby Michael
China raises deficit-GDP ratio to 'redline' with growth, fiscal revenues under pressure The 0.7 percentage point rise the ratio is estimated to provide the government about 470 billion yuan more to spend. Mar 5, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore dollar rallies to 4 ½ -month high tracking gains in yuan, rupee The Singapore dollar has been rising since 29 February and it has strengthened nearly 2.4% against the greenback by Friday. Mar 4, 2016By Boby Michael
South Korean arms procurer faces probe on $35mn deal: Yonhap The suspected deal was for a surveillance system that helps integrate existing radar and thermal imaging devices. Mar 4, 2016By Boby Michael
China to raise defence budget by 7-8% amid rising South China tensions The exact figure will be revealed in Saturday's budget report. The increase last year was 10.1%. Mar 4, 2016By Boby Michael
China yuan down to 2-week low, shares plunge, on first day after G20 Yi Gang, the vice governor of China's central bank, had said on Sunday that said he is confident in the currency's fundamentals Feb 29, 2016By Boby Michael
China to work for investment treaty with US, infra cooperation with Turkey: Vice Premier Wang Wang met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and the Turkish counterpart Mehmet Simsek in Beijing on Sunday. Feb 29, 2016By Boby Michael
SGX offers to buy Baltic Exchange with LME, CME and ICE also in the race SGX share prices rise as investors cheer the move. Feb 26, 2016By Boby Michael
Growth concerns, reform agenda to dominate Shanghai G20 talks China said it is keeping its reform plans intact and BoE's Mark Carney said central banks still have unused tools. Feb 26, 2016By Boby Michael
China to spend 100bn yuan to re-employ laid-off workers The workers who lost their jobs as part of capacity rationalization in industrial units will benefit from this move. Feb 25, 2016By Boby Michael
Technical analysis: Singapore dollar headed south for 1.50/USD The move off the 6-year low hit last month to a 3-month high this month is only a slight correction. Feb 25, 2016By Boby Michael
Chinese yuan pares most of pre-holiday gains intensifying devaluation fears With Wednesday's move, the Chinese currency is down nearly 0.7% from last week's levels. Feb 24, 2016By Boby Michael