
Asia Intelligence Brief August 20, 2026: Japan Sold More Than Ever And Still Came Up Short
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 20: Japan set records for both exports and imports in July yet posted a third...
August 20, 2026From the Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Mumbai exchanges to the yuan, yen and rupee, Asia’s markets set the tone for global capital. The Rio Times tracks the indices, currencies, central-bank moves and capital flows across Asia-Pacific through an emerging-market lens – and what they mean for Latin American assets that rise and fall with Asian demand.

Asia Intelligence Brief for August 20: Japan set records for both exports and imports in July yet posted a third...
August 20, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 19: Seoul suspended program selling as the KOSPI fell 5.8%, and Tokyo dropped for a second...
August 19, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for 18 August: Wang Yi lands in Seoul, Japan's ten-year yield hits a 1996 high, and China's...
August 18, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 17: Trump ordered joint drills with South Korea cut hours before they began — and they...
August 17, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 15: Putin visited the disputed Kuril Islands and Tokyo summoned Moscow's ambassador, as India set a...
August 15, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 14: the yen has given back half the gains from a joint intervention and traders...
August 14, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 13: Japanese producer prices rose 7.2% while consumer prices sit near 1.7%, and the yen...
August 13, 2026
Malaysia is rebuilding its grid for data centers funded by Chinese capital, even while phasing out coal, and Latin America...
August 13, 2026
A UOB report shows Chinese firms now hold the renminbi as a hedge, not just to pay, and Latin America...
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