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Myanmar’s army chief challenges Biden, and bets big on China
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2021
» By seizing power on Monday, Myanmar’s generals are providing US President Joe Biden with an early test of his efforts to counter the appeal of China’s authoritarian model in Asia.
Pound seen falling 5% if UK trade talks with EU go nowhere
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/11/2020
» The pound, a barometer for markets through four years of Brexit twists and turns, will probably weaken by 5% if the U.K. and European Union fail to reach a trade agreement.
Philippines allows land-based casinos to accept bets online
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2020
» The Philippine gaming regulator has allowed land-based casinos to accept bets online, its president said, in a move that could help operators mitigate losses due to the pandemic. Gaming stocks rose.
Economy’s Covid recovery threatened by protests
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/10/2020
» Protests sweeping across Thailand threaten to snuff out chances of a consumption-led recovery from the nation’s worst-ever economic slump.
Duterte gets tough on China, leaning back to old ally US
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/09/2020
» After years of shifting the Philippines closer to China, President Rodrigo Duterte appears to be leaning back toward the US.
Baht at crossroads as economy seen bottoming out this year
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/08/2020
» The baht could be at a turning point. It’s the second-worst performing currency in Asia this year, but expectations that the economy may bottom out over the next few months is spurring some bullish bets.
Jewellery firms in Malaysia soar 400% as retail chases gold rally
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/08/2020
» After helping boost a glove maker to the top of this year’s Asian stock-performance charts, Malaysia investors have recently been driving up the nation’s gold-related equities on the back of a rally in the precious metal.
Emerging markets stumble as US-China tensions return
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2020
» Just as early bets on an emerging-market recovery start fuelling appetite for stocks and currencies, an old bugbear is reappearing to haunt investors: US-China tensions.
Baht, Taiwan dollar tussle for supremacy in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2020
» Emerging Asia’s top-performing currency in 2019 may find itself dethroned this year by a rival that’s also armed with a strong current-account surplus.
Vietnam’s richest man bets $2bn to sell cars to US
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2019
» HANOI: The billionaire behind six-month-old Vietnamese auto startup VinFast plans a feat even Toyota Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor Co couldn’t pull off during their early days: sell a car in the US.