Economic Insights Japanese exports return to double-digit gain Japan’s exports growth in May surged to 10.1% from the previous 3.8% in April, taking advantage of the weakening Yen since November last year. Meanwhile, overseas shipment activities in the 2nd largest economy only grew 1% last month. Source: Bloomberg, ... Read more >>

Economic Insights Increasing bets on Japanese Government Bond (JGB) reversal strategy suggests short-term volatilities remain high Increasing demand on put options in JGB futures signaled that the recent rising yield could be ongoing in the near term, when many large financial institutions could use strategy to protect ... Read more >>

Key Events to Focus On This Week Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting minutes German ZEW Economic Sentiment FOMC meeting New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) China’s HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Euro Zone and Germany’s Flash Manufacturing PMI Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks Euro Finance Ministers meeting   Key Events ... Read more >>

Economic Insights BI raises interest rate for the first time since 2011 The Bank of Indonesia unexpectedly raised the interest rate for the first time since 2011. BI aims to curb capital outflow when expectations on the Federal Reserve (Fed) tapering increased and cope with recent rising ... Read more >>