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Thu, 23 May 2013 04:11:05 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 05:51:39 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/markets/asia-pacific http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/markets/asia-pacific http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5fd7766-c2c7-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Shares in the $1.1bn initial public offering rose as much as 11 per cent when trading began in Hong Kong on Wednesday before falling back later Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5fd7766-c2c7-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b5fd7766-c2c7-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf48ea34-c354-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Sentiment hit after Fed chairman said the $85bn-a-month asset purchase programme could start to wind down Thu, 23 May 2013 04:11:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf48ea34-c354-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct bf48ea34-c354-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59a05102-c1c1-11e2-9767-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct US stocks reach fresh record highs as investors await further clues on the outlook for monetary policy from the Federal Reserve chairman Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59a05102-c1c1-11e2-9767-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 59a05102-c1c1-11e2-9767-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10f44e3a-c0fa-11e2-aa8e-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Equity markets made further progress as the S&P 500 hit an intra-day record but the dollar’s recent rally began to run out of steam Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10f44e3a-c0fa-11e2-aa8e-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 10f44e3a-c0fa-11e2-aa8e-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c049fcd2-bebf-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Wall Street maintains its upward momentum amid intensifying debate over whether the Federal Reserve might scale back its asset purchase programme Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c049fcd2-bebf-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c049fcd2-bebf-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/19de0d52-bde8-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Abenomics has boosted Japan but some investors are fretting that the world’s best-performing big market rally may be running out of steam. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:34:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/19de0d52-bde8-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 19de0d52-bde8-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1a0338c-bdd9-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Just 60% of its biggest listed companies pay a 30% dividend as required by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, a blow to efforts to entice long-term investors Thu, 16 May 2013 04:48:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1a0338c-bdd9-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a1a0338c-bdd9-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03afa8d2-bd53-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Highland Capital Management, a group backed by the Yunnan provincial government, seeks to raise up to Rmb15bn and will focus on southeast Asia Wed, 15 May 2013 13:14:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03afa8d2-bd53-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 03afa8d2-bd53-11e2-a735-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ca1d59e-bc4f-11e2-a4b4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The falling yen has helped the Nikkei and Topix indices to a 40% gain so far this year, far better than other major equity markets Tue, 14 May 2013 08:16:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ca1d59e-bc4f-11e2-a4b4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7ca1d59e-bc4f-11e2-a4b4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ed5eca8-baf4-11e2-b289-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Deals that have been put on ice amid months of pre-election uncertainty in Malaysia are ready to be revived over the next six months, say bankers Sun, 12 May 2013 12:35:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ed5eca8-baf4-11e2-b289-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7ed5eca8-baf4-11e2-b289-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24dde668-b91b-11e2-a6ae-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Wall Street shares ended the week on a positive note but all eyes were on the dollar following its break through the Y100 milestone Fri, 10 May 2013 21:34:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24dde668-b91b-11e2-a6ae-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 24dde668-b91b-11e2-a6ae-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebeaffb8-b865-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The recent strong run for US and European stocks came to an end as all eyes turned to the currency markets following the dollar’s break above the Y100 level Thu, 09 May 2013 20:25:01 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebeaffb8-b865-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ebeaffb8-b865-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31d64356-b8c6-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Investors are willing to take a punt. If households and chief executives would adopt that mindset, consumption and corporate investment could take off Thu, 09 May 2013 18:25:30 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31d64356-b8c6-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 31d64356-b8c6-11e2-869f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c57ba698-b7b6-11e2-9f1a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct US investors seem especially wary of this Japanese manufacturer, and its outlook is unlikely to incite a rush of buying Wed, 08 May 2013 10:45:52 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c57ba698-b7b6-11e2-9f1a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c57ba698-b7b6-11e2-9f1a-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24ae4aac-b5f6-11e2-850d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct European shares fall on weak PMI after early advances in Asia while election boosts Malaysian asset prices and dollar strength highlights weakness for Aussie, yen and euro Mon, 06 May 2013 20:26:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24ae4aac-b5f6-11e2-850d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 24ae4aac-b5f6-11e2-850d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67aa96de-b327-11e2-95b3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Soaring Nikkei and plummeting yen, spurred by move to precipitate dramatic policy change towards greater quantitative easing, have led to big returns Thu, 02 May 2013 18:41:01 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67aa96de-b327-11e2-95b3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 67aa96de-b327-11e2-95b3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bc05ce6-acbe-11e2-9454-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Perception interest rate differentials are moving in Kiwi’s favour has it supposedly attracting flows from Japan and pushing resistance around A$1.215 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:34:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bc05ce6-acbe-11e2-9454-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 1bc05ce6-acbe-11e2-9454-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b9b8584-ac32-11e2-a063-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct It is reasonable to believe that the European Central Bank will be more willing to offer monetary stimulus than the People’s Bank of China Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:54:31 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b9b8584-ac32-11e2-a063-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0b9b8584-ac32-11e2-a063-00144feabdc0