The Currency Tell: When Asia’s Story Moved to Exchange Rates
Japan raised rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen barely moved. When a hiking central bank cannot lift its...
June 19, 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.
Japan raised rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen barely moved. When a hiking central bank cannot lift its...
June 19, 2026
One global shock, opposite answers: the Philippines raised rates to fight inflation while China held them at record lows to...
June 19, 2026
An AI-driven chip boom has lifted Taiwan and South Korea past far larger economies in stock-market value, while India bleeds...
June 19, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for Thursday: on a single day the Philippines slammed on a jumbo rate hike to fight 6%-plus...
June 18, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Japan hiked yet the yen kept falling, the Philippines weighed a jumbo hike to defend...
June 17, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: Japan delivered its biggest rate move in three decades and its market still hit a...
June 16, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for Monday: markets hit fresh records on a chip rally just as the Bank of Japan prepares...
June 15, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — South Korea jails ex-president Yoon for 30 years, Japan's central bank readies a rate rise without...
June 13, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for Friday: Kioxia overtook Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company, Korea's market doubled in a year...
June 12, 2026