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What lies ahead for Asian economies and currencies this year: Deutsche
SINGAPORE (March 28): Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has highlighted rising inflation as a particular area for Asia to watch in the year ahead, which has the potential to become a policy issue but is not an immediate problem.
March 28, 2017
Currencies
This currency reigns supreme in Asian emerging-market plays
BANGKOK (Feb 20): As the most sensitive emerging Asian currency, South Korea’s won provides the best proxy for investors looking to bet on how the region reacts to US President Donald Trump.
February 20, 2017
Global Markets
New Year, new high for euro zone stock markets
LONDON (Jan 3): Euro zone stocks opened 2017 by climbing to their highest in more than a year on Monday after data showed manufacturers in the currency bloc ramped up activity at the fastest pace in more than five years.
January 03, 2017
Currencies
What’s the big deal about redenominating the rupiah?
SINGAPORE (Dec 21): Redenomination of the rupiah (IDR) is back on the cards for Indonesia, revealed the country’s central bank governor, Agus Martowardojo, on Monday.
December 21, 2016
Currencies
In Asian currency-reserves checkup, two come out on top
BANGKOK (Nov 25): Less than a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund used to talk about Asian countries piling up too much in their currency-reserve stockpiles.
November 25, 2016
Commodities
What investors need to understand about the value of gold
SINGAPORE (Nov 3): How does one value the price of gold without a coupon or dividend, and no expected earnings or book-to-value ratios?
November 03, 2016
China Focus
China hands over G20 stewardship with economy stable, for now
NEW YORK (Oct 10): China has turned from a shaky steward to a stalwart of the Group of 20.
October 10, 2016
Watch out for the growing bubble in 4Q
SINGAPORE (Oct 4): DBS warns investors that the recent rallies among risk assets like equities, commodities, bonds and currencies shows they are trapped in an expanding bubble.
October 04, 2016
Asia FX
What’s stopping RBNZ from meeting its inflation objective?
SINGAPORE (Aug 11): The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has cut interest rates by 25bps, which takes the official cash rate (OCR) to an all-time low of 2%.
August 11, 2016