Rajiv MenonReal Estate
Investors Bet on Japan and Australia Rental Housing as Rates Rise
Young buyers in Japan turn to compact apartments with shared amenities to avoid high borrowing costs as home prices climb.
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Wei ZhangFinance
South Korea May Ban Unlicensed Foreign Banks from Arranging Global Bonds
A 24-hour survey sent on October 1 sought feedback exclusively from domestic and licensed foreign brokerages.
Maria SantosFinance
Tokyo Financial Exchange Launches BOJ Overnight Rate Futures After Benchmark Hits 1.25%
The exchange rolled out contracts linked to central bank meetings after trading volume in its three-month TONA futures plunged nearly 50 percent in September.
Wei ZhangReal Estate
Hong Kong Prime Office Rents Outpace New York as Central Vacancy Falls to 7.8 per Cent
Prime commercial real estate in Central is rebounding faster than Manhattan towers even as capital values sit 50 per cent below peak levels.
Aiko TanakaFinance
Asian Wealth Advisers Shift to Real Estate as Private Credit Demand Drops to 48%
Survey shows 52 percent of wealth managers in Hong Kong and Singapore now favor property assets, while allocation plans for alternative investments rose to 28 percent.
Sarah ChenFinance
Japan 10-Year Government Bond Coupon Tops 3% for First Time in Decades
Yields climbed in the secondary market as investors weighed Middle East conflict risks and domestic fiscal spending.
Maria SantosFinance
Taiwan Banks Ration Credit After US$126 Billion Tech Borrowing Spree
Working capital loans expanded eight times faster than mortgages as suppliers to Nvidia and Microsoft drained liquidity across Taipei’s banking system.
Rajiv MenonFinance
Australia Central Bank Raises Cash Rate to 4.6 per Cent in Fourth 2026 Hike
The 25 basis point increase pushes borrowing costs to a 15-year high just ahead of the peak Black Friday and Christmas shopping period.
Maria SantosReal Estate
Japan Benchmark Yield Tops 3.1% as Tokyo Property Prices Drop
Central Tokyo condominium asking prices fell for a fourth consecutive month through August as borrowing costs climbed across the region.
Sarah ChenFinance
Bitcoin Slides to $75,026 Following Failed Clarity Act Vote in US Senate
The digital asset hit a four-week low after lawmakers rejected a comprehensive crypto framework, shifting market focus to the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.
Sarah ChenFinance
Japan Core Inflation Holds at 1.7% as Central Bank Prepares Rate Increase
Price growth excluding fresh food ran below the 2 per cent target for an eighth consecutive month in August while underlying demand pressures reached 1.9 per cent.
Rajiv MenonFinance
Taiwan Holds Rates at 2 Percent and Eases Property Curbs
The central bank kept its benchmark discount rate at 2 percent for a tenth consecutive quarter while raising second-home loan ceilings to 70 percent.
Aiko TanakaFinance
Japanese Yen Drops to 156 Against Dollar Following Hawkish Federal Reserve Rate Hike
The US Dollar Index pushed past 100 as Asian currencies slid following monetary tightening in Washington.
Sarah ChenFinance
Japan’s Positive Rates Lift Major Bank Earnings
Fitch Ratings expects earnings gains to outweigh higher bond valuation losses and deposit costs over the next one to two years.
Wei ZhangFinance
State Bank of Pakistan Holds Benchmark Interest Rate at 11.5%
A seven to three majority vote keeps Pakistan’s key rate steady as headline inflation climbed to 11.1 per cent in August.
Wei ZhangFinance
Bank of Japan Expected to Raise Rates to 1.25 Percent on September 18
Economists forecast Japanese benchmark borrowing costs will reach 1.75 percent by mid-2027 as joint currency intervention eases political hurdles for monetary tightening.