
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, 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: 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...
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