East Asia

  • Mar 31, 2010
  • 7 min read

US/EAST ASIA: Obama fights protectionist pressures

The Treasury Department is deciding whether to cite China for 'currency manipulation' on April...

East Asia
  • Mar 29, 2010
  • 7 min read

EAST ASIA: CMIM takes a small step for Asia

The Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) agreement was activated on March 24. The...

East Asia
  • Mar 24, 2010
  • 1 min read

EAST ASIA: CMIM takes East Asia forward

The Chiang Mai Initiative Multilaterisation (CMIM) agreement came into effect today.

East Asia
  • Mar 18, 2010
  • 2 min read

OPEC/RUSSIA: Interests diverge over new ESPO exports

Rising exports from Russia's East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline are limiting OPEC...

Opec
  • Jan 8, 2010
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Macro shocks have multiple channels

Crises of the past 15 years have put a previously ignored channel of international macroeconomic...

International
  • Jan 8, 2010
  • 2 min read

EAST ASIA: Central banks send tightening signals

China's central bank yesterday offered a higher rate on three-month bills, the first such rate...

East Asia
  • Dec 30, 2009
  • 2 min read

JAPAN: Government reveals strategy to 2020

The government announced a growth strategy to 2020 today.

Japan
  • Dec 22, 2009
  • 14 min read

EAST ASIA: China's rise forces neighbours to adapt

China's Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on December 20. This is the last stop on a...

East Asia