Taking Off: Vietnamese Exports Are Rocking and Rolling
Whisper it quietly but not all Asian exporters are struggling. In the first six months of 2019 the dollar value of exports from Korea dropped 8.5%...
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China's Weak Domestic Demand Is Dragging Much of Asia into Recession; Stimulus No Help
It is only getting worse. China's imports contracted 8.5% YoY in May 2019 (the steepest decline in 3 years), and total vehicle sales contracted by...
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Hong Kong's Carrie Lam - A Judgement Void
Ms Carrie Lam’s extradition bill has been shelved but Hong Kong’s protesters want it to be permanently abandoned and along with it Ms Lam’s head....
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EM Cross-Border Capital Inflows Collapse: Investor Turn ‘Risk-Off’
Cross-border capital flows to Emerging Markets (ex China) plunge by US$75 billion in May 2019 Flows into China buck this trend rising by US$10...
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China's Slumping Domestic Demand Is Dragging Asia Down: Except JP, IN, VN
Despite a record RMB 9.59 trillion (US$1.39 trillion) increase in new TSF (total social financing) in January-April 2019 (a 34.7% faster pace than...
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