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Singapore Reits for volatile markets
Eng Seat Moey, DBS's head of asset-backed structured products, talks about the unique combination offered by investing in S-Reits – stable income and attractive growth.
By Rupert Walker
18 March 2010
Regulatory reform is the way forward for Japan
Delegates at a Japan CFO roundtable emphasise regulatory reform instead of economic stimulus as a way to support the Japanese economy.
By Edward Russell
11 March 2010
China sets ambitiously low inflation target
China's 3% inflation rate target comes as a surprise, as CPI is likely to exceed that level in the second quarter, economists warn.
By Lillian Liu
8 March 2010
Macro & Markets
Cloudy outlook for carbon markets
Carbon market participants are downbeat on future expansion thanks to global politicians' failure to make any binding decisions in Copenhagen in December. Maybe it's time to ...
By Lara Wozniak | 4 March 2010
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China to expect uninterrupted but more balanced growth in 2010
As regulators in China endeavour to control bank lending, 2010 will be a year of balanced growth for China, says J.P. Morgan's Jing Ulrich.
By Winnie Tang | 2 March 2010
Macro & Markets
Policy tightening pervades the first working week of the year of the tiger
Chinese authorities have shown a strong will to tighten capital markets by raising reserve requirement ratios twice in a month, but specialists say it's an insufficient effort.
By Lillian Liu | 26 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Central banks switch to hoarding gold
An apparent change in behaviour by these institutions may be affecting investors' approach to the metal, says the World Gold Council.
By Joseph Marsh | 18 February 2010
View Point
2010 will be landmark year for Asian economic growth
For the first time, Asia will generate more new demand than the US this year, according to DBS economist Dave Carbon.
By Rupert Walker | 17 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Short-term outlook for China property market is positive
The China property market should continue to grow in 2010 although both buyers and developers will be more cautious, according to CCB International.
By Winnie Tang | 17 February 2010
Macro & Markets
China’s bubble trouble
Market watchers concur that inflation in China was up significantly in January this year, a trend that hasn't been seen since 2008.
By Lillian Liu | 11 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Drink and spend, spend and drink
It's the holiday season, and time to celebrate. Typically that would mean breaking out the oranges, but nowadays it also means popping open a bottle of wine.
By Lara Wozniak | 10 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Malaysia's equity markets are still regional seconds
Malaysia may not have a deep inventory of big-name companies that will come to market in 2010, but it does have liquidity.
By Edward Russell | 10 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Feng Shui Index predicts bouncy ride in year of the tiger
Metal and wood – an incompatible pair of elements could lead to restless activity on the trading floor, says CLSA in its tongue-in-cheek Feng Shui Index report.
By Lillian Liu | 4 February 2010
Macro & Markets
Chinese banks' balancing act
China's banks will need to raise large amounts of capital this year to continue their aggressive lending and still meet the regulators' capital adequacy requirements.
By Lillian Liu | 29 January 2010
Macro & Markets
Nomura forecasts a year of rebalancing for Asia
Nomura is bullish on Asia and expects that regional domestic demand will overtake exports to become the main driver of growth in 2010.
By Winnie Tang | 28 January 2010
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