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5 days ago | 
bloomberglinea.com | Catherine Bosley |Marcus Wong |Mark Felix
Bloomberg — Las divisas y las acciones asiáticas cayeron al inicio de la semana, ya que los ataques estadounidenses a Irán inquietaron a los inversores e hicieron subir el precio del petróleo. El won surcoreano lideró la caída entre las divisas, contribuyendo al descenso del 0,3% del índice Bloomberg del dólar en Asia. La rupia indonesia también bajó, y el banco central del país confirmó que había intervenido tanto en el mercado interior como en el exterior para frenar la caída.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Catherine Bosley
A worker at a gas station in Bangkok. (Bloomberg) -- A surging oil price is likely to trigger a depreciation in Asian currencies, notably the Thai baht, Taiwan dollar and Korean won, according to Barclays Plc. The rise in oil price “implies risks for most Asian FX in the near term, especially if oil prices move even higher in the event of a potential escalation in the conflict,” analysts including Brian Tan wrote in a note to clients on Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Swati Pandey |Catherine Bosley
(Bloomberg) -- For a global economy that’s been buffeted by trade tensions all year, lower energy prices were one of the few positives. If a surge in the price of oil after Israel carried out airstrikes against targets in Iran is sustained, that tailwind will switch to become yet another headwind. Oil prices advanced as much as 13% in the aftermath of the attack.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Swati Pandey |Catherine Bosley
(Bloomberg) -- For a global economy that’s been buffeted by trade tensions all year, lower energy prices were one of the few positives. If a surge in the price of oil after Israel carried out airstrikes against targets in Iran is sustained, that tailwind will switch to become yet another headwind.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Swati Pandey |Catherine Bosley
2 hours agoIran: MOTION GRAPHIC – Key nuclear sites across IranSHOTLIST: IRAN (JUNE 13, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. MOTION GRAPHIC SHOWING KEY NUCLEAR SITES ACROSS IRANIRAN - JUNE 13, 2025: Israel launched a sweeping military operation against Iran on Friday, with strikes targeting its nuclear program and long-range missile capabilities, Israeli Army Radio reported.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Catherine Bosley
A statue of a bull outside the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai. Photographer: Indranil Aditya/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Markets across much of emerging Asia traded in a narrow range ahead of US payrolls data, with the exception of Indian bonds that swung wildly after a bigger-than-expected interest-rate cut. Bloomberg’s Asia Dollar Spot Index dipped 0.1% on Friday, with the stock benchmarks in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China also slipping.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Catherine Bosley |Masaki Kondo
(Bloomberg) -- Some of the safest assets in Asia offer investors a yield pickup to Treasuries in the wake of the US losing its last AAA credit rating. Investors looking to rotate out of the dollar and into Asia can buy securities issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which is using them to steer the amount of cash in the banking system.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Catherine Bosley |Masaki Kondo
6 hours ago Trump's tariffs would cut US deficits by $2.8T over 10 years and shrink the economy, CBO says WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period while shrinking the economy, raising the inflation rate and reducing the purchasing power of households overall, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Congressional … 15 hours ago With steel tariffs doubling today, a North Carolina manufacturer wonders how...
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3 weeks ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Catherine Bosley |Masaki Kondo
Given the record amount of MAS bills outstanding, it looks like the inflows are still coming in to SingaporeSome of the safest assets in Asia offer investors a yield pickup to Treasuries in the wake of the US losing its last AAA credit rating. Investors looking to rotate out of the dollar and into Asia can buy securities issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which is using them to steer the amount of cash in the banking system.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Catherine Bosley |Malavika Kaur Makol
Operações de carry trade de mercados emergentes decolam novamente, com a volatilidade cambial diminuindo em meio a sinais de que as tarifas agressivas do presidente americano Donald Trump talvez não sejam totalmente implementadas. Um índice de retornos de carry trade — no qual um operador toma emprestado em uma moeda de baixo rendimento e depois investe em outra que oferece retornos mais altos — atingiu a máxima em sete anos no final de maio.
