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23-09-2017 11:11

Under Xi Jinping, the PLA's Rocket Force is fast becoming a faction to be reckoned with. Its rise is part of a grand rebalancing act, but the RF's growing strategic importance is also a factor (Zi Yang)

23-09-2017 11:07

US arms control expert Joe Brazda claims North Korean ICBM could reach as far as the East Coast and that US anti-missile defenses probably couldn't shoot it down. (Doug Tsruruoka)

23-09-2017 08:19

Opinion // Financial markets shrug off growing North Korean tensions (Nigel Green)

23-09-2017 07:10

Opinion // Will Vietnam let its human rights record stifle trade with the EU? (Xuan Loc Doan)

22-09-2017 16:58

Opinion // Straws in the wind for a reset in US-Russian relations (M.K. Bhadrakumar)

22-09-2017 16:12

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed to normalize ties and align interests but its not clear the impromptu visit accomplished either. (Nile Bowie)

22-09-2017 15:48

Opinion // European Union tries to curb tech transfer to China (Emanuele Scimia)

22-09-2017 15:30

Opinion // Despite skepticism, ‘BRICS Plus’ an idea worth pursuing (Junaid Ashraf)

22-09-2017 14:28

HC order delays floor test, puts TN governance in tough spot (E Jaya Kumar)

22-09-2017 13:27

Foreign investor surveys are broadly upbeat about Asean's rising growth prospects, though corruption, trade barriers and regulatory uncertainty are still areas of concerns. (Alan Boyd)

22-09-2017 13:04

Opinion // Why we shouldn’t hold our breath for ‘Digital Bangladesh’ (Jon Connars, Independent Risk Analyst and Researcher)

22-09-2017 12:42

Russia's new e-visa system has attracted almost 2,000 visitors to Vladivostok in six weeks, which isn't enough to significantly boost tourism spending yet, but operators in the city say they are encouraged by the numbers so far. China applicants made up almost half of users. (Inga Velanskaya)

22-09-2017 12:04

A military plan to strike a new ethnic balance in Rakhine state's conflict-ridden northwest means a minority of the 420,000 refugees now languishing in Bangladesh will likely ever return home. (Bertil Lintner)

22-09-2017 11:12

LeEco board issues letter urging Jia Yueting to fulfill financial commitments (Asia Times staff)

22-09-2017 11:12

Hong Kong is expected to be the third largest IPO market worldwide in terms of total funds raised, as of the end of September, trailing rampant Shanghai and New York exchanges (Lin Wanxia)

22-09-2017 11:07

Asian stocks fell and the Japanese yen and Swiss franc gained on the mooted possibility of North Korea conducting another hydrogen bomb test, this time in the Pacific Ocean. (Shinichi Saoshiro)

22-09-2017 10:51

China's finance ministry said on Friday S&P Global Ratings' decision to downgrade the country's sovereign credit rating was "a wrong decision" that neglects the economic fundamentals and development potential of the world's second-largest economy. (Reuters)

22-09-2017 10:51

New think tank to provide policy support for greater Guangdong Bay area (Asia Times staff)

22-09-2017 10:50

Lenovo President Liu Chuanzhi backs innovation and reforms as key pillars to guide growth (Asia Times staff)

22-09-2017 09:52

Fosun International has sold most of its shares in China Minsheng Bank (Asia Times staff)

22-09-2017 08:02

US President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions against North Korea on Thursday and Pyongyang's leader defiantly vowed to persist with his nuclear and missile programs and said it would consider measures against the United States. (Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom)

22-09-2017 07:33

On Thursday this week a shipment of 700 kilograms of plutonium arrived in Japan after a journey by sea from the French port of Cherbourg. That's enough material for more than 100 nuclear weapons. (Shaun Burnie and Frank Barnaby)

22-09-2017 07:10

Opinion // Can Asia-Pacific multi-lateral trade survive without the US? (Giovanni Di Lieto)

21-09-2017 21:33

Gasoline prices in North Korea's capital Pyongyang jumped 43% on Thursday, NK News reported, citing the imposition of new United Nations sanctions that targeted oil imports and a surge in the cost of the fuel that started in April. (Paywall) (NK News)

21-09-2017 17:20

What is clear from developments at the UN General Assembly is that Trump administration wants a completely different Iran deal, or else it will pull out. What comes next could be incendiary. (Pepe Escobar)

21-09-2017 16:02

Japan's Toshiba Corp is locked in last minute talks with the would-be buyers of its US$18 billion memory chip business led by US private equity firm Bain Capital, potentially delaying a formal agreement on the sale. (Reuters)

21-09-2017 15:54

Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's camp remains in defiant mood in Pakistan. But as the courts continue to pursue him, will he opt to strike a deal? We've been here before. (F.M. Shakil)

21-09-2017 15:30

Opinion // Alternative facts in an inside-out universe (David Simmons)

21-09-2017 15:27

China and Japan competition for urban railway projects in Vietnam's main cities point to a larger struggle for regional economic dominance. (Nate Fischler)

21-09-2017 15:21

Opinion // Is China capable of showing restraint as the US has with North Korea? (Todd Royal)

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

Sep 21,2017, 2:30

Dollar rallies, bonds slide as Fed says 2017 hike likely

By Asia Unhedged

Photo: iStock

Sep 14,2017, 2:02

Is inflation back?

By David P. Goldman

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

Aug 17,2017, 9:16

Fed minutes betray officials’ lack of confidence in own models

By Asia Unhedged

European Central Bank headquarters. Photo: public domain

Aug 17,2017, 9:04

Euro falls on ECB minutes

By Asia Unhedged

Janet Yellen. Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson

Aug 17,2017, 3:12

Fed may finally be ready to throw in the towel on misguided inflation forecast

By Asia Unhedged

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

Jul 27,2017, 9:15

Fed keeps interest rate unchanged, dollar bounces

By Asia Unhedged

Source: St Louis Fed

Jun 15,2017, 8:09

Yellen makes global markets puke

By David P. Goldman

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Photo: Reuters, Charles Mostoller

Jun 15,2017, 3:38

Why Janet Yellen is wrong about inflation

By David P. Goldman

New York Federal Reserve Building in New York. Photo: Reuters/Keith Bedford

Jun 15,2017, 2:28

The Fed decided to do as little as possible

By David P. Goldman

An oil platform is seen in the North Sea. Photo: Reuters/Andy Buchanan

Jun 14,2017, 9:00

Commodity bloc rallies despite oil weakness

By Asia Unhedged

New York Federal Reserve Building in New York. Photo: Reuters/Keith Bedford

Jun 13,2017, 8:54

Weak dollar adds to headline PPI inflation, but domestic price pressures weak

By David Goldman

Source: Bloomberg

Jun 13,2017, 8:01

What’s at stake at today’s Fed meeting?

By David Goldman

People walk past the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) head office in Mumbai, India, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files

Jun 08,2017, 12:16

Citibank: lowered inflation forecast opens door for RBI rate cut

By Asia Unhedged

A man carries shopping bags as he crosses the street in New York. Photo: AFP

May 31,2017, 4:44

US consumer on track for Q2 rebound

By Asia Unhedged

Source: Bloomberg

May 30,2017, 8:54

Euro bounces around on rumors, but trend is up

By David Goldman

German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann. Photo: Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

May 30,2017, 8:18

ECB’s Weidmann: legitimate to think of stimulus exit

By Asia Unhedged

New York Federal Reserve Building in New York. Photo: Reuters/Keith Bedford

May 24,2017, 9:13

Fed minutes to give clues about possible June rate hike

By Asia Unhedged

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai, India, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

May 23,2017, 8:59

Slowing inflation to test India’s hawkish central bank

By Asia Unhedged

The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo: dpa, Arne Depart

May 19,2017, 11:55

The ECB’s case for ending QE before rate hike

By Asia Unhedged

Photo: DPA, Arne Dedert

May 19,2017, 2:31

Still no end in sight for ECB stimulus

By Asia Unhedged

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Financial markets shrug off growing North Korean tensions

23-09-2017 08:19

Will Vietnam let its human rights record stifle trade with the EU?

23-09-2017 07:10

M.K. Bhadrakumar

Straws in the wind for a reset in US-Russian relations

22-09-2017 16:58

Emanuele Scimia

European Union tries to curb tech transfer to China

22-09-2017 15:48

Despite skepticism, ‘BRICS Plus’ an idea worth pursuing

22-09-2017 15:30

Why we shouldn’t hold our breath for ‘Digital Bangladesh’

22-09-2017 13:04

Giovanni Di Lieto

Can Asia-Pacific multi-lateral trade survive without the US?

22-09-2017 07:10

Alternative facts in an inside-out universe

21-09-2017 15:30

Is China capable of showing restraint as the US has with North Korea?

21-09-2017 15:21

US the likely loser of trade war with China

21-09-2017 13:25

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