
Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia intelligence brief covers Japan Q1 GDP 2.1% beat, China April retail 41-month low, G7 Paris communique, Indonesia stagflation, India...
May 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.

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
S&P 500 hit 7,501.24, Dow recaptured 50,000, Nasdaq surged to 26,635.22. Plus India WPI at 8.30% and Cisco +13.4%. What...
May 15, 2026
April PPI surged 1.4% MoM—triple forecasts—yet the S&P 500 hit a record 7,444.25. What the Warsh Fed era means for...
May 14, 2026
The International Energy Agency reported on May 13 that global oil reserves fell by 117 million barrels in April, on...
May 13, 2026
Wednesday was the day Beijing's calendar overtook the region's news flow. Air Force One touched down at Beijing Capital International...
May 13, 2026
Trump flies to Beijing May 14–15; yuan hits strongest since Feb 2023 as China exports surge 14.1% to record $359bn....
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