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HSCB and StanChart use new Shibor benchmark to spur development of non-deliverable renminbi interest rate swaps.

Policy bank fights seasonal slowdown and a full pipeline.

Equities will perform better once interest-rate jitters settle; earnings are what count now, says Citigroup AM.

A panel of bond fund managers gives Hong Kong investors a taste of the possibilities.

Currency appreciation could be the answer to slowing growth and winning friends in the US says Fitch economist.

Monetary policy in the Philippines enters a new arena. It is no longer a matter of lowering interest rates, but whether the Monetary Board should lower rates before the US Federal Reserve does.

The US Federal Reserve surprised everyone last week by cutting interest rates by 50 basis points. FinanceAsia asked senior economists what they thought the implications would be for Asia.

A drop in earnings has prompted calls for an increase in the contribution rate to the Philippines'' pension fund system.

The past three weeks have witnessed a seismic shift in the direction of Indian interest rates. This spells doom for the local corporate debt market.