Asia Intelligence Brief — Thursday, May 21, 2026
Asia intelligence brief covers Putin leaving Beijing without a gas deal, Trump's Taiwan arms move, Japan export surge, Samsung strike...
May 21, 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 covers Putin leaving Beijing without a gas deal, Trump's Taiwan arms move, Japan export surge, Samsung strike...
May 21, 2026
Oil crashed 5.7% after President Trump said Iran negotiations are in "final stages" and three supertankers left the Strait of...
May 21, 2026
Stellantis unveils a strategy to share idle European plants with Chinese carmakers, a shift with stakes for South America, where...
May 20, 2026
Asia intelligence brief covers Samsung 47,000-worker strike, PBOC record-low rate hold, Philippines corruption scandal, rupee at fresh low, Japan bond...
May 20, 2026
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026
Asia intelligence brief covers Japan Q1 GDP 2.1% beat, China April retail 41-month low, G7 Paris communique, Indonesia stagflation, India...
May 19, 2026
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026
Tuesday opens with Japan's preliminary Q1 GDP at 08:50 JST, a print expected to confirm a second consecutive quarter of...
May 18, 2026
Friday was the day Donald Trump left Beijing with a 200-plane Boeing order and nothing else. Xi Jinping opened Day...
May 15, 2026