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Market Talk – August 10, 2022

ASIA: Japan ran a current account deficit for the first time in 5 months in June as rising imports eclipsed exports, data showed on Monday (Aug 8), underscoring the...

Market Talk – August 9, 2022

ASIA: China’s export sector posted strong growth in July, providing a much-needed boost to the world’s second-largest economy, which is almost certain...

Market Talk – August 8, 2022

ASIA: China’s consumer inflation could soon surpass 3%, CICC said. A global inflation wave that has largely bypassed the world’s second-largest economy...

Market Talk – August 5, 2022

ASIA: China continued military exercises near Taiwan and flew drones near Japan on Friday, escalating cross-strait tensions that have threatened to boil over since...

Market Talk – August 4, 2022

ASIA: Growth in India’s dominant services sector slowed sharply in July, weighed down by high inflationary pressures and weaker demand, leading to a further...

Market Talk – August 3, 2022

ASIA: China announced on Tuesday that its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would launch a series of targeted military operations on the island in response to...

Market Talk – August 2, 2022

ASIA: Factory activity in India grew at the fastest pace in eight months in July, driven by solid growth in new orders and output as demand continued to improve on...

Market Talk – August 1, 2022

ASIA: China’s manufacturing PMI fell to 50.4 in July from 51.7 the previous month, according to media reports on August 1. That was below market...

Market Talk – July 29, 2022

ASIA: Japan’s central bank forecast inflation would exceed its target this year in new forecasts on Thursday but kept interest rates ultra-low, signaling its...

Market Talk – July 28, 2022

ASIA: An iPhone manufacturing plant in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is being forced into a seven-day “closed-loop” lockdown by Chinese...