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Market Talk – July 20, 2021

ASIA: Japan’s core consumer prices rose 0.2% in June from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in over a year, data showed on Tuesday, a sign the impact...

Market Talk – July 19, 2021

ASIA: The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly...

Market Talk – July 16, 2021

ASIA: Shares of Didi plunged more than 7% in US pre-market trade on Friday after officials from seven Chinese government departments visited the ride-hailing...

Market Talk – July 15, 2021

 ASIA: The Biden administration has vowed to work with Australia to push back against China’s “unfair” trade practices, as the Morrison government seeks...

Market Talk – July 14, 2021

ASIA: China’s central bank cut the amount of cash most banks must hold in reserve. The People’s Bank of China will reduce the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5...

Market Talk – July 13, 2021

ASIA: The Biden administration on Tuesday warned businesses with supply chain and investment ties to China’s Xinjiang province that they could face legal...

Market Talk – July 12, 2021

ASIA: China will cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, releasing around 1 trillion yuan ($154.19 billion) in long-term liquidity to underpin its...

Market Talk – July 9, 2021

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 177.61 points or -0.63% to 27,940.42 Shanghai decreased 1.42 points or -0.04% to...

Market Talk – July 8, 2021

ASIA: Japanese bank lending rose at its slowest annual pace in more than eight years in June as corporate fund demand to weather coronavirus-linked cash constraints...

Market Talk – July 7, 2021

ASIA: Japan’s government expects the country’s economy to rebound to pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of March 2022, with a government official touting a strong...