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The driver of the upside potential is China's policy easing, which comes just when much of the rest of the world is tightening
The Bank of Japan ramped up bond buying on Tuesday in a bid to keep the yield on 10-year government bonds at a 0.25% cap, amid renewed pressure from rising global interest rates
Traders across the region were still reeling after Monday’s pummelling but there were gains in China and a minor bounceback in Tokyo
The US dollar index scaled a two-decade peak of 105.29 on Monday and held at that level in Asia as the reserve currency gained with yields and as investors seek shelter from the storm
Foreign investors ramped up purchases of Chinese A-share market stocks, boosting inflows of foreign capital this month till June 10, the state outlet said
Car-hailing service Didi Global became the latest Chinese stock delisted from the US markets when it voluntarily exited NYSE on Friday following pressure from Beijing.
"It is turning into a Black Monday in Asia," Oanda wrote in a client note. "The R-word (is) now on everyone's lips" amid "a scramble to reassess Fed hiking expectations."
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the yen's recent sharp declines are negative for Japan's economy, shifting a long-held stance.
HKMA's chief said the Hong Kong dollar market has already seen capital flight after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and the trend will continue
The retailer's management has come under pressure from US and Chinese regulators as tensions between the two economic giants have grown
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