Asia Pacific
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Inflationary pressures look set to ease as oil prices moderate in the months ahead, analysts say
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A raft of lacklustre public offerings has cast a shadow over Asia’s stock markets
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The direction of Asian markets will remain at the mercy of global forces despite strong fundamentals across the region, a leading former IMF official has said
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Asia’s long-term economic security hangs in the balance without urgent action to combat the effects of climate change, senior officials warned on Wednesday -
Asian policymakers should throw their weight behind a BRICS development bank to help mobilize much-needed capital for the developing world, experts have urged
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Malaysian central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz insisted to Emerging Markets that the introduction this week of a minimum wage would have no inflationary impact
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Financial officials expressed optimism this week over Asia’s growth prospects amid concerns over the appropriate path of policy
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London may be this year’s hot pick but as Singapore knows, China’s is yet to show any real commitment to an offshore hub outside Hong Kong.
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DBS Bank’s Chinese branch is set to follow Mizuho Corporate Bank (China) into the onshore renminbi bond market this week, making its debut with a Rmb500m ($79.6m) three year deal.
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It has been a barnstorming start to the year for Asia’s local currency bond markets. But the risk of foreign investors dumping their holdings puts the performance of Asian local markets into doubt for the rest of the year.
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The amount of dim sum debt issued this year could easily pass the US$30 billion mark, more than double 2011’s total volume of US$14 billion, predicts the private bank.
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The City of London Corporation’s Stuart Fraser tells Asiamoney PLUS that London has no plans to establish an onshore clearing bank, ensuring the city will continue to clear its renminbi through Hong Kong.
