Won, Singapore dollar break resistance; EU progress lifts As...

SINGAPORE: Most emerging Asian currencies rose on Thursday as Europe's plan to ease its debt crisis boosted riskier assets, while the South Korean won and Singapore dollar breached resistance lines, indicating possible further gains i [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Asia Currencies Gain, led by Won, as Europe Makes Progress o...

Asian currencies gained as European Union leaders made progress on stemming the debt crisis and after France turned to China for money to bolster the debt- stricken region’s bailout fund. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index of stocks advanc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

No Asian currency integration soon: ADB

Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday any Asian currency integration is a long way off and cast doubt on the Chinese yuan emerging as a regional unit. The idea of a single currency for Asia and of integrating the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Asian Currency Trading Volumes Grow

Daily trading volumes in both the Australian and Tokyo foreign exchange markets have grown in U.S. dollar terms, according to data released Monday. But while some of the growth was likely due to dealers looking to take advantage of inc [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

US dollar up against euro, yen in Asia

The greenback continued to strengthen against the euro in Asia on Monday amid calls from US Federal Reserve officials for interest rates to be normalised, analysts said. The euro bought $1.4057 in morning Asian trade, up from $1.4088 on [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Japan, China, Korea, Thailand: Asian Bonds, Currency Preview

The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia’s bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated otherwise. Japan: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yuki [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Asia learns painful lessons from euro zone crisis

The idea that countries as different as Japan and Laos, or Singapore and Myanmar, might share the same money has always been a vision for future generations, not the here and now. But policymakers have at least been heading in the direct [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia: Asia Bonds, Currency Preview

The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia’s local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated otherwise. Japan: Hiromasa Yonekura, cha [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan, South Korea, Philippines: Asia Bonds, Currency Previe...

The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia’s local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated otherwise. Japan: Chief Cabinet Secretar [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan, South Korea, China, India: Asia Bonds, Currency Previ...

The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia’s local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated otherwise. Japan: Chief Cabinet Secretar [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Asian currency tensions simmer as dollar sinks

It's boom time in Asia, only Premal Udani, who runs an Indian apparel exporting company, says he has little to show for it. A surging tide of foreign cash has helped drive stocks in Indonesia and the Philippines to record highs, whil [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Asia stocks fade at year-end

Asian share markets fell on Wednesday as year-end trade dwindled, with profit-taking pulling down shares and bankruptcy worries about Japan Airlines <9205.T> weighing on the Nikkei, while the dollar rose broadly. Shares of JAL tumb [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Dollar weakness sends ripples across Asia

U.S. policy on the dollar is a particularly sensitive topic in Asia, as where the dollar goes, so too does the yuan and the Hong Kong dollar. This makes finding ways to preserve capital in a time of currency weakness a priority. This curre [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Asian Currencies Advance for a Second Week on Recovery Signs

Asian currencies had a second weekly gain, led by Indonesia’s rupiah, as pickups in Korean economic growth and U.S. home sales fueled optimism a global recovery will increase demand for emerging-market assets. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan [...]

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