Asia Intelligence Brief for April 16, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: TSMC profit leaps 58% to record $18.2B on AI demand. Korea faces helium crisis. India fast-tracks Qatar...
April 16, 2026Asia-Pacific is the main stage of US-China rivalry – over trade, tariffs, technology, Taiwan and the sea lanes that carry global commerce. The Rio Times covers the trade fights, alliances and great-power maneuvering across the region, and how each turn reshapes the terms of trade for the Global South, Latin America included.
Asia intelligence brief: TSMC profit leaps 58% to record $18.2B on AI demand. Korea faces helium crisis. India fast-tracks Qatar...
April 16, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P 500 breaks 7,000 for first time ever, China Q1 GDP beats at 5.0%, Empire State surges....
April 16, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: What Matters Today 1 Asian markets rallied broadly on Wednesday as a White House official confirmed that...
April 15, 2026
US PPI hit 0.5% vs 1.1% expected; core PPI just 0.1%. Nasdaq logged a 10th straight win. What the April...
April 15, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: Japan 10Y JGB yield at 1997 high. China preparing weapons for Iran. India rupee breaches 95. ADB...
April 14, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P 500 erases Iran war losses despite Islamabad collapse. Trump blockades Hormuz. China credit misses badly.
April 14, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: China's clean tech validated as BYD +11%, CATL +24%. ADB cuts growth to 5.1%. IRGC warns all...
April 13, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: Bank of Korea holds at 2.5%, removes cut language. China CPI misses at 1% but PPI ends...
April 10, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: KMT chair visits China in rare peace journey. PLA simulates nuclear attack response facing Taiwan. Bangladesh seeks...
April 9, 2026