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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 call out Beijing for hacking. The United States was joined by NATO, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada in condemning the spying, which U.S. Secretary of […]
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 giant’s offices to conduct a cybersecurity review. The ride-hailing giant was forced to stop signing up new users and its app was also removed from Chinese app stores. The Cyberspace Administration […]
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 international support to fight Beijing’s tariffs on Australian wine. With the US declaring support from Australia, the Guardian reported that the European Union is also set to join as a third party […]
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 of a percentage point for most banks, according to a statement published Friday. That will unleash about 1 trillion yuan ($154 billion) of long-term liquidity into the […]
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 consequences, citing growing evidence of genocide and other human rights abuses in the country’s northwest region. A joint statement by the State Department, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor and the Office of […]
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 post-COVID economic recovery that is starting to lose momentum. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on its website it would cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for […]
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 3,524.09 Hang Seng increased 191.41 points or 0.70% to 27,344.54 ASX 200 decreased 68.10 points or -0.93% to 7,273.30 Kospi decreased 34.73 points or -1.07% to 3,217.95 SENSEX […]
July 9, 2021
QUESTION: Why is the Fed doing so much Reverse Repo? Do you think it will hit $2 trillion? JE ANSWER: I understand that people seem to be talking up the reverse repo activity as doom and gloom. The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates and boosted the return to fight inflation. The reverse repo […]
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 subsided, central bank data showed on Thursday. Total deposits parked at commercial banks continued to rise and hit a fresh record last month, the data showed, as companies and […]
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 domestic vaccine rollout and robust growth as the main upward drivers. Revised estimates show that Japan’s economy shrank less over 2021 than initially predicted, with uprated figures showing a gross […]