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Philippines: Philippines Q4 GDP growth exceeds expectations The Philippine economy grew more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2014 as industrial sector growth surged, figures from the National Statistical Coordination Board showed […]
India: Obama in India: America can be India’s best partner, says US President US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States could be India’s “best partner” as he wrapped […]
India: Obama reveals nuclear breakthrough on landmark India trip In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled plans to unlock billions of dollars […]
Thailand: Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra impeached over rice policy Thailand’s legislators have voted to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and ban her from politics for five years. (Source: BBC) Russia: […]
Japan: Bank of Japan expects moderate recovery and slower inflation According to a report released today, the Bank of Japan sees the economy recovering at a moderate pace following the […]
Malaysia: Red Lights Blinking on Malaysia’s Economic Dashboard Tumbling oil prices are putting pressure on Malaysia’s commodity-driven economy, not merely by hurting its exports and currency but more so by […]
China: China’s growth slows to weakest in 24 years China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest in 24 years, expanding 7.4% last year from 7.7% in 2013. (Source: BBC) Estonia: Estonia producer […]
China: What to Look for Beyond the Headlines in China’s GDP Report At 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in Beijing, China’s statistics bureau is due to announce gross domestic product data that will […]
India: What Rajan Wants From Modi to Keep Cutting India’s Rates After months of holding India’s interest rates as inflation eased in line with a slump in global oil prices, […]
India: India’s Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate by Quarter Point The Reserve Bank of India cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point in a surprise […]
Korea: Will Bank of Korea surprise with rate cut? Economists are now divided over whether South Korea’s central bank will move to ease monetary policy this week after President Park […]
China: China December Exports Beat Expectations, But Pressures Persist China’s exports and imports exceeded market expectations in December, a welcome sign that Beijing has found support for its cooling manufacturing […]
Japan: Government approves record budget Today, the government approved a record JPY 96.34 trillion (USD 814 billion) budget proposal for next fiscal year, which aims to boost the economy that […]
China: Chinese factory-gate prices fall again in December China’s factory gate prices recorded the steepest drop in two years in December. The continued downward trajectory in prices suggests room for […]
Russia: Russia Tells State Exporters to Sell Forex Revenues to Help Ruble: Paper Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order obliging the country’s largest state exporters to sell […]
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Says Won’t Cut Oil Output Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would not cut output to prop up oil markets even if non-OPEC nations did so, in one of the […]
Japan: Bank of Japan Maintains Record Stimulus The Bank of Japan kept record monetary easing in place as the falling oil price challenges Kuroda’s objective to bring inflation up. (Source: […]
Greece: Greece President Vote Inconclusive after First Round The Greek parliament has failed to elect a new president in the first of three rounds of voting. The government’s candidate got […]
United States: The Fed Could Soothe Markets Wednesday The central bank releases its statement and economic forecasts at 2 p.m. ET, and Fed Chair Janet Yellen will then brief the media at […]
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China: China HSBC PMI Contracts in December, Raising Growth Concerns Chinese factory output fell for a second straight month in December, boosting expectations that more stimulus measures will be needed […]
Japan: With fresh mandate, can Abe deliver on third arrow? The landslide election victory for Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition gives the Japanese Prime Minister a fresh mandate for […]
United States: House narrowly passes spending bill, averts government shutdown The House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic […]
OPEC: Saudi Oil Minister Naimi: ‘Why should we cut production?’ Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi shrugged off suggestions that the world’s biggest crude exporter might cut production to halt tumbling […]
Poland: Why the Rest of Europe Should Recognize Polish Potential As Europe’s sixth largest economy, it is the only European Union country to border both Russia and Ukraine. Yet, despite […]
China: Why OPEC’s Pain is China’s Gain The collapse in oil prices couldn’t be better timed for China’s slackening economy, providing additional room for monetary easing and a boost to […]
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Japan: Polls: Japan Abe’s coalition may keep supermajority Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition may keep its two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, media projections showed, hinting he could […]
Malaysia: This country may be another oil victim While lower oil prices are set to give many of Asia’s economies a fillip, Malaysia could face serious headwinds due to its […]
India: RBI to jump on easing train soon The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stood pat on monetary policy Tuesday, ignoring growing clamor for a rate cut in the face […]
United States: Fed Rattled by Elusive Inflation, but Loath to Sound Alarm Yet With the U.S. economy humming along at its fastest clip in more than a decade, the Federal Reserve should […]
France & Italy: France, Italy to Avoid Immediate EU Action Over Budgets France and Italy will escape immediate punishment over weaknesses in their 2015 budget proposals as the European Union […]
Philippines: Philippines Economy Slows Sharply in Third Quarter Growth in the Philippine economy slowed sharply in the third quarter due to weaker growth in all sectors, the government said. (Source: […]
India: Warning: India’s Recovery May Have Hit a Wall India’s economic recovery hit a wall in third quarter as industrial activity lost momentum and patchy monsoon rains hurt farm output, gross […]
Japan: BOJ’s Bazooka: It’s All About the Message Latest minutes from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) released Tuesday reveal that the central bank’s surprise move in October to expand its […]
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Global: Global Business Confidence Plunges to Post-Crisis Low Worldwide business confidence slumped to a five-year low, with company hiring and investment intentions at or near their weakest levels in the […]
Japan: Japan PM Shinzo Abe Dissolves Parliament for Election Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved parliament, paving the way for a snap election. Mr Abe is seeking a new […]
United States: Fed Focused On Sunny Side, Downplayed Global Woes In October The U.S. Federal Reserve wrestled with whether to nod to financial market volatility and a weakening global economy in […]
Japan: BOJ Keeps QE Intact in Wake of Shocking GDP The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Wednesday kept its massive stimulus program intact, in the wake of data that showed […]
China: ‘New Silk Road’ Highlights China’s Two-Speed Reform China’s dream to revive a 2,000-year old trade route is emblematic of the country’s two-speed reform process, according to Barclays. (Source: CNBC) […]
Japan: Shocker: Japan Is In Recession Japan’s economy shrank an annualised 1.6 percent in July-September, confounding expectations for a modest rebound after a severe contraction in the previous quarter and […]
Germany: German Economy Avoids Recession GDP figures released today show that the German economy avoided falling into recession in the third quarter. The economy grew 0.1%, which h contrasted the […]
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China: China Data Deluge Points to Cooling Economy A slew of data out of China on Thursday suggested continued slack in the world’s second largest economy, which looks on track to undershoot […]
Japan: Japan’s Abe to postpone tax hike, call December election Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will postpone a planned tax increase and call a general election for December, a newspaper said […]
Germany: Fears of German Recession as Moment of Truth Looms Just days before Germany’s much anticipated third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data is released, business leaders and policy makers […]
Spain: Catalonia vote: 80% back independence – officials An informal vote on independence for Catalonia has shown more than 80% in favour, officials say. The non-binding vote went ahead after […]
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