Russia leaves rates; says more cuts unlikely this year as inflation risks curbed, growth getting stable

The CBR said Russia will near its 4% inflation target and the annual GDP rate will get back to the positive zone this year itself.

Feb 3, 2017

China hikes short-term money market rates unexpectedly

The PBOC raised the 7-day, 14-day and 28-day reverse repurchase agreements by 10 basis points each to 2.35%, 2.5% and 2.65% respectively.

Feb 3, 2017

Private sector business conditions weaker in Singapore and Hong Kong: IHS Markit survey

The Singapore PMI dropped to a three-month low of 51.6 in January and Hong Kong's fell to 49.9 from 50.3.

Feb 3, 2017

Singapore SIPMM manufacturing PMI rises to 26-month high, SGD rises

The Manufacturing PMI increased to 51 in January of 2017 from 50.6 in the previous month.

Feb 3, 2017

Vietnam inflation accelerates to 3-year high; currency drops to 1-month low

The CPI inflation rose to 5.22% from a year earlier, its highest since January 2014, and sharply higher than 2016 December's 4.74%.

Feb 2, 2017

Aussie dollar surges to 11-week high vs USD as trade surplus balloons to record curbing recession fears

The rising surplus is expected to aid a 0.2-0.4% expansion in GDP, and hence revive hopes of rating upgrade and curb the fears of technical recession.

Feb 2, 2017

Asian currencies down as dollar stabilised after previous day's decline; stocks, data mixed

The Singapore dollar weakened to 1.4140/US dollar from 1.4092, pulling back off the near three-month high of 1.4069 touched on Wednesday.

Feb 1, 2017

India's GDP growth seen affected up to 0.5% due to demonetisation: Econ Survey

The survey, which has come a day ahead of the Union Budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, has projected a GDP growth of 6.75-7.5%.

Jan 31, 2017

Korean won near 2-month high after BoK keeps rates to boost growth, on dollar slide

Technically, USD/KRW is testing support at 1150 and the next levels to watch are 1136 and 1118 ahead of 1089, the September 2016 low.

Jan 31, 2017

Asian stocks slide, gold rises on Trump policy negatives; BoJ leaves rates

Nikkei 225 traded 1.4% down and STI down 0.95% at 10:55 am Singapore time while Malaysia's KLSE fell 0.5% and South Korea's KS11 dropped 0.4%.

Jan 31, 2017

Chinese property prices to slide in 2017: Moody's Investors Service

Chinese property sales growth will slow in 2017 weighed by tighter regulations to the sector by the authorities following excessive price rise.

Jan 31, 2017

Asian shares down as Trump order raises geopolitical concerns, currencies up on dollar slide

Asian stock markets were mostly down on Monday as Trump's immigration ban led to geopolitical tensions across markets while risk aversion helped yen rally and dollar slide.

Jan 31, 2017

Precious Roundup: Gold, silver up on risk aversion after Trump orders push stocks, dollar down

Risk aversion after Trump's specific travel bans aided gold and silver rally while platinum and palladium pared some of last week's gains.

Jan 31, 2017

Thai baht up for fifth straight week as ministers see better trade, growth numbers

Finance Minister Tantivorawong says the Thai GDP growth rate should increase by 0.4-0.5 percentage points in 2017 on extra government spending of 190 billion baht.

Jan 27, 2017

US dollar unchanged despite disappointing GDP, durable goods orders amid stimulus hopes

The US dollar fell across the board on Friday (Jan 27) as data showed the US economy expanded less than expected in the fourth quarter and the durable goods orders continued to fall against expectations of a rise.

Jan 27, 2017