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US$ carry trade grows, but dollar position firm
14-01-2010
 THE US dollar will retain its place as the world’s reserve currency, and talk of structured deals in renminbi is “more for show than real”, says noted economist, Stephen Jen . . . ....
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Infrastructure priority for growth in Vietnam
11-01-2010
 THE Government has brought the economy back from the brink through a stimulus package, but infrastructure constraints threaten both current and future investment in Vietnam as the country pushes forward with industrialisation . . .....
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Hatoyama – Prepared to make his own decisions
11-01-2010
 ALL EYES are on the new Government of Yukio Hatoyama in Japan, which swept aside the long-incumbent Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide victory. Hatoyama has charged his Deputy, Naoto Kan, with setting out a broad economic strategy for Japan through a newly established Office of National Strategy . . .....
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The challenges ahead for SBY
11-01-2010
INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won a second term with more than 60 per cent of votes cast, but observers are waiting to see if he will use that strength to push through the infrastructure projects and structural reforms needed . . .....
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Nationalism, infrastructure two key issues for Jakarta
11-01-2010
 INDONESIA continued its growth during the global financial crisis, but concerns over nationalism and lack of infrastructure continue to worry investors. Good infrastructure development could add one per cent to Indonesia’s GDP growth . . .....
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Improved risk appetite lifts Asian currencies
14-12-2009
GOING FORWARD, as Asia relies more on itself – by spending more and diverting more of its capital towards its own growth potential - US importance will diminish, and the USD will weaken against AXJ currencies . . .....
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Banks vacating infrastructure financing
14-12-2009
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WHO WILL FUEL ASIA’S EXPORT ENGINES?
01-12-2009
 Easy credit saw US consumers spend US$9.7 trillion in 2007
AMERICANS have lost between 30 per cent and 40 per cent of their savings locked into their superannuation scheme, 401K. But most devastating is the destruction of value in their homes . . .....
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CAN ASIA'S SAVINGS MINDSET BE CHANGED?
01-12-2009
 CHINESE consumers spent US$83.5 billion over six days in October, encouraged by Govern-ment stimulus incentives. But can the savings
mindset be permanently changed . . .....
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Asia decoupling? Not any time soon!
25-11-2009
 ‘Simply put, we believe the stories of decoupling are misplaced’
THE Global Financial Crisis has shown that Asia is more dependent on trade and capital markets in the US and other developed economies than previously thought, according to US observers . . .....
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‘Invest in America’ becomes new catch-cry
25-11-2009
 THE US is now promoting itself as a manufacturing centre for companies wanting to be close to the world’s largest consumer market . . .....
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Bank fragmentation fears as politics overwhelms finance
05-11-2009
 IN their haste to protect their own economies, and to introduce punitive regulations on their banking sectors, political leaders are unwittingly restricting the free flow of liquidity – the lifeline of economic activity – globally, says Charles Dallara, who heads the Institute of International Finance . . .....
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Infrastructure a priority as India seeks out FDI
30-10-2009
REFORM of FDI restrictions and infrastructure building will lead policy initiatives of India’s new government, which is less-influenced by Leftist elements . . .....
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South Korea, India sign off on FTA
30-10-2009
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KOREA BOOMS, GOVT. FRETS
30-10-2009
 GOVERNMENT policy is reinforcing Korea’s traditional approach of economic development through price competition in manufactured exports . .....
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