Standard Chartered: HK GDP to hit 4.3pc in 2026, fueled by AI supercycle and mainland stimulus
Standard Chartered Hong Kong expects Hong Kong’s GDP growth to reach 4.3 percent in 2026, fueled by a…
NZ Initiative Chief Economist on Government’s $60m cement plant bailout
The Government’s carbon credit trading scheme could have shut New Zealand’s only cement manufacturing plant, but Fletcher Building…
BNM may raise rates if growth holds, oil fuels inflation — MARC
KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) could eventually consider reversing last year’s interest rate cut if…
Tensions spur ultra-rich to diversify across Asia
Investor jitters over Gulf tensions are prompting wealthy families and founders to consider shifting capital to rival financial…
Inflation expected to hit a two-year high
Inflation is set to hit its highest level in two years, driven by the spike in fuel prices…
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 14th consecutive month in July
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 09:42 AM [SHANGHAI] China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 14th…
US import prices up 7.1% in June, highest annual gain since August 2022
As global crude prices climb and import bills swell across countries, the US has a different story to…
China new home price slump eases in sign market stabilising
China’s new home prices fell at a slower pace in June, fueling hopes that the battered real estate…
Australia, New Zealand dollars wobble on war jitters, Kiwi inflation data in focus
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 10:47 AM [SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled to steady…
Bangkok Post – Policy continuity essential to EEC success
Hotels and condominiums in Pattaya in Chon Buri, one of three provinces home to the EEC. File photo…
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 14th consecutive month in Jul
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 09:42 AM [SHANGHAI] China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 14th…
‘Fuel prices remain a wild card’ – CPI inflation tipped to top 4%
Other economists are picking 1.5% for the quarter and an annual rate of 4.1%. Regardless, the significant concern…