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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation with Singapore
July 29, 2016-Singapore's economy continues to perform well despite being impacted by a combination of cyclical and structural factors, originating both at home and abroad.
Growth moderated from 3.3 percent in 2014 to 2 percent in 2015, and it was 2.2 percent in the first half of 2016. Unemployment has remained low, but net employment generation slowed rapidly in 2015 and headline inflation has stayed below zero since late 2014.
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Source: IMF
BOJ Opts for Limited Stimulus Expansion, Plans Policy Review
July 28, 2016--Board expands ETFs; no change to bond purchases, negative rate
Kuroda calls for comprehensive assessment of the BOJ's policy
The Bank of Japan kept its key monetary tools unchanged, and will mount a comprehensive review of its policy framework due to "considerable uncertainty" about the outlook for inflation, which has consistently underperformed the central bank's forecasts. The yen jumped.
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Source: Bloomberg
Taiwan Stock Exchange unveils two smart beta equity indices
July 28, 2016--Taiwan Index Plus (TIP), a subsidiary of the Taiwan Stock Exchange, has rolled out two new smart beta indices focusing on locally-listed dividend-paying equities.
The launches pave the way for the development of investment products such as exchange-traded funds to cover the space.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
These 3 Animated Charts Capture the Economic Rise of Asia
July 28, 2016--The economic rise of Asia has been swift, but it has also been a little reckless at times.
China's rapid spending and investment has come at a price. The country is now saddled with a massive debt bomb that could detonate at any moment. Further, economic interests have helped to create a precarious situation in the South China Sea, which many experts see as having escalating potential for armed conflict. Such actions would disrupt trade along one of the most important sea routes in the world.
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Source: visualcapitalist.com
BetaShares Weekly Newsletter-$A could be heading for new test of US70c
July 27, 2016--The Australian dollar have proven stubbornly resilient in recent months, raising doubts about my year-end call that it would fall to US65c.
That said, a number of forces appear to be now conspiring to push the little Aussie battler lower in the months ahead.
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Source: BetaShares
HK and Singapore exchange battle escalates
July 28, 2016--Regional rivals look to derivatives in contest for supremacy
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Source: FT.com
TOCOM's Physical Market for Gold Launched Today
July 25, 2016--The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) announced today that the launch of a new physical market for gold, "Gold Physical Transaction".
The number of executed transactions for the first trading day was 14.
TOCOM is the only regulated exchange that operates a gold market in Japan and gold is the most actively traded commodity at the Exchange.
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Source: Tokyo Commodity Exchange
China Capital flight eases in first half of year
July 22, 2016--China's capital flight pressure has eased in the first half of this year, as statistics released on Thursday by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange indicate.
According to the data, China's net foreign exchange purchase accumulated to $173.8 billion in the first half of 2016. But its capital outflow significantly slowed down in the April-June period.
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Source: chinadaily.com.cn
HKEX to put planned LME-HK clearing link on hold due to Brexit-CEO
July 20, 2016--Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) will put on hold a planned commodities clearing link with its London Metal Exchange (LME) subsidiary due to uncertainty created by Britain's vote last month to leave the European Union, the bourse's CEO said.
In his personal blog published on Wednesday, Charles Li said the project, which was designed to clear and settle LME trades in Hong Kong, would have been subject to regulatory authorities in Hong Kong, Britain and the European Union.
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Source: Reuters
Vietnam's growth moderates amidst severe drought, slow industrial growth
July 19, 2016--After accelerating strongly last year, Vietnam's economic activity moderated in the first half of 2016, with GDP expanding by 5.5 percent during the first half of 2016, compared to 6.3 percent growth in the same period last year.
A report released today by the World Bank in Vietnam, the biannual Taking Stock, attributes the slower growth to the impact of a severe drought on agricultural production and slower industrial growth.
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Source: World Bank
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