
Asia Intelligence Brief
Japan's central bank raised its policy rate to 1.25 per cent on 18 September, prompting Tokyo newspapers to ask if...
September 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's central bank raised its policy rate to 1.25 per cent on 18 September, prompting Tokyo newspapers to ask if...
September 19, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief, 18 September 2026: Seoul's bus strike settled before dawn, Thailand publishes its vote count, and China makes...
September 18, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for 17 September 2026: the Bank of Japan rules on rates on 18 September, and 55 percent...
September 17, 2026
Asia on 16 September: Seoul's bus strike ended before it began with a settlement at ten to two in the...
September 16, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for 15 September 2026: Beijing could scrap Xi Jinping's Washington visit over new Taiwan arms sales, Seoul's...
September 15, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for 14 September 2026: Brent crude above US$108 after drone strikes shut Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and...
September 14, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 13: BRICS adopts the New Delhi Declaration on day one, Modi and Xi pursue a...
September 13, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 12: Washington is reported drafting rules against remote GPU access in third-country data centres, DeepSeek...
September 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 11: a high-bandwidth memory shortage lifts Chinese AI-chip prices 20 to 50 per cent, Huawei's...
September 11, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds