![Thailand’s Spending Plans Get a Lift as Global Bond Funds Return](/i/c/a9df7b47-8800-6b13-8e23-a1524c4ed10f.webp)
Thailand’s Spending Plans Get a Lift as Global Bond Funds Return
Foreign investors are returning to Thailand’s bonds after a rout drove yields to the highest in nine years.
2023-10-19 14:46
![Asia Central Banks Get Creative on Currencies to Defend Reserves](/i/c/b029f774-ecd6-ed3e-9ec4-2aaf456aa161.webp)
Asia Central Banks Get Creative on Currencies to Defend Reserves
Emerging Asian central banks are turning to innovative ways to protect their currencies as fears over higher-for-longer US
2023-10-15 21:29
![Singapore Dollar’s Heydays Seen Numbered as Exports Lose Steam](/i/c/a1778f4a-3276-34ee-f863-30acf8c342fc.webp)
Singapore Dollar’s Heydays Seen Numbered as Exports Lose Steam
The Singapore dollar has held up fairly well against the stronger greenback this year but its resilience may
2023-10-09 08:52
![Bank Indonesia Set to Hold Key Rate Amid Global Spillovers](/i/c/5a205684-a7e9-c383-b8c2-9a65f70c64d4.webp)
Bank Indonesia Set to Hold Key Rate Amid Global Spillovers
Indonesia’s central bank is set to keep interest rates steady to protect the rupiah from the global market
2023-10-06 17:22
![Oil Subsidy Rollback Set to Help Region-Beating Malaysian Bonds](/i/c/f99862a1-605d-1d6c-6db7-920828a8fb31.webp)
Oil Subsidy Rollback Set to Help Region-Beating Malaysian Bonds
Malaysia’s bonds beat all their regional peers last quarter as rising oil prices bolstered the government’s coffers. The
2023-10-05 09:28
![Asia’s Last Holdout Against Strong Dollar Falls](/i/c/e514546a-9e1d-32e6-d1a8-ed3dac22f834.webp)
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 12:21
![Dollar Surge Is Bringing ‘Pseudo Tightening’ to Southeast Asia](/i/c/5440250b-2ff0-311a-0dec-532e513f529c.webp)
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 14:59
![Oil Price Surge Upends Emerging-Market Disinflation Trade](/i/c/d966da12-b81b-a128-043a-d9e61fba1d9f.webp)
Oil Price Surge Upends Emerging-Market Disinflation Trade
Just a couple of months ago, emerging-market assets were all the rage as inflation eased and interest rate-cut
2023-09-24 20:53
![Carry Trades Play Catch Up in Asia as Other EM Regions Go Dovish](/i/c/84ef62a0-86e7-e66e-25d9-e76e99cc8595.webp)
Carry Trades Play Catch Up in Asia as Other EM Regions Go Dovish
Emerging Asian currencies have been less attractive than most of their global peers as carry-trade targets over the
2023-09-21 14:20
![Costlier Rice Unlikely to Spur Indonesia, Philippine Rate Action](/i/c/f9a1f792-ed9e-b361-38ff-01865a00ad20.webp)
Costlier Rice Unlikely to Spur Indonesia, Philippine Rate Action
Central banks in Indonesia and the Philippines will likely leave borrowing costs unchanged as they weigh inflationary pressures
2023-09-21 06:48
![Surging Rice Prices Batter Bonds in Major Importer Philippines](/i/c/b2f55277-0212-d483-c5a7-83f539cf8341.webp)
Surging Rice Prices Batter Bonds in Major Importer Philippines
The highest rice prices in 15 years are threatening to worsen inflation in the Philippines and pummel the
2023-09-14 14:17
![Emerging-Market Rally Runs Into Doubts Over China and Fed](/i/c/12778f36-c6d2-1cbf-1509-c6ebfc142ea6.webp)
Emerging-Market Rally Runs Into Doubts Over China and Fed
A rally in emerging markets faded as doubts over China’s commitment to revive its faltering economy and confusion
2023-08-28 23:17