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Macroscope | Inflated asset prices show markets don’t always know best

Stock prices are nervously high, bond and real estate prices are under downward pressure, cryptocurrency assets have sustained falls and…

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Japan yen slips past 155 to US dollar as fiscal doubts, China spat sap investor confidence

The Japanese yen slid to a nine-month low against the US dollar, breaching a closely watched threshold of 155 amid…

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Japan’s market boom to continue despite political uncertainty: Fidelity

Japan’s stock market is expected to extend its rally if the next government continues efforts to boost economic growth and…

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The View | Why Japan’s hotel operators have nothing to fear from tourism backlash

For a country whose currency was once perceived by many global investors as a safe haven, the Japanese yen is…

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‘Mixed bag’: how Japan’s PM-in-waiting may fuel growth, defence – and debt

With Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister, economists warn her policies may have “mixed” results: expansionary…

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US leads second-quarter Asia-Pacific real estate deals with assets worth US$5 billion

US investment in Asia-Pacific real estate jumped 31 per cent year on year in the second quarter, as investors chased…

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The View | Inflation, political turmoil won’t put investors off Japanese property

Japan has entered a period of profound change. Inflation has returned after decades of deflation and stagnation. Japan’s relations with…

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At G20 in Washington, top Chinese officials slam trade war as talks remain elusive

China’s central bank governor and finance minister – its top financial and economic officials – have condemned the trade war…

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Macroscope | The sun is setting on the US dollar, but what could replace it?

“How low can the dollar go?” queried the headline of a recent Financial Times article in which Barry Eichengreen, a…

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The View | Trump-driven uncertainty puts Asia’s property markets under pressure

Divergent views on Asia’s property markets abound. Deep uncertainty about how much of US President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda…

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