Asia
Economy
The Taiwanese economy is holding up decently, despite surging inflation and threats to its mighty export industry due to waning demand for the country's products in G3 markets. Today's unemployment figures surprised on the upside, with the seasonally adjusted rate shrinking to 3.88% from 3.89% in May. Warming cross-Strait ties, as evidenced by the resumption of direct flights...
2008-07-22Hong Kong / Economy
Despite rallying strongly today on the back of better-than-anticipated Q208 results from Citigroup , we retain our view that Asian equities will remain under pressure over the medium...
2008-07-21Vietnam / Economy
BMI View: Vietnam's decision to raise domestic fuel prices by 31% is a dangerous move. While the increase in petrol, diesel and fuel oil prices will help to reduce the fiscal and...
2008-07-21Analysis on Fixed Income, Fx & Equity Markets
The Taiwanese economy is holding up decently, despite surging inflation and threats to its mighty export industry due to waning demand for the country's products in G3 markets. Today's...
2008-07-22Hong Kong
Despite rallying strongly today on the back of better-than-anticipated Q208 results from Citigroup , we retain our view that Asian equities will remain under pressure over the medium...
2008-07-21Vietnam
BMI View: Vietnam's decision to raise domestic fuel prices by 31% is a dangerous move. While the increase in petrol, diesel and fuel oil prices will help to reduce the fiscal and...
2008-07-21Pakistan
Yesterday's ruckus outside of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) saw hundreds of disgruntled investors smash windows and demand a seizure of trading due to the sharp declines of stock...
2008-07-18China
Our Sovereign Risk Ratings for Asia are largely unchanged from our January update, with some countries even showing improvement, amid more stable political environments and stronger...
2008-04-04As we begin 2008, there are three main risks to our Sovereign Risk Ratings for Asia. The first is a US-led global economic slowdown. The second is ongoing political uncertainty in...
2008-01-17China
Asia's credit fundamentals should generally continue to defy political challenges, thanks to a combination of robust economic growth, respectable trade and current account surpluses,...
2007-06-07China
In our last Sovereign Risk Ratings report, we warned that political risks were set to increase across the Asia-Pacific region in 2007, owing to an election-heavy calendar. Yet at...
2007-03-09Pakistan
The rupee has been subject to sharp volatility over recent months on the back of deteriorating fundamentals, a soaring oil import bill, sagging FX reserves and political turbulence....
2008-07-03China
The yuan will continue heading steadily higher against the US dollar throughout the rest of the year as it continues to gradually trend its way towards our year-end target of CNY6.7000/US$....
2008-06-26India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appears eager to defend the rupee at INR43.00/US$, which is a key short-term support level. A break through this would take the rupee into a weaker...
2008-06-13Bangladesh
The taka should remain stable at around BDT68.60/US$, as it has for much of 2007. Resistance exists at BDT67.80/US$, and support at BDT69.00/US$. In the event of renewed volatility,...
2008-05-29
