http://www.ft.com/markets/onasiahttp://www.ft.com/rss/markets/onasiaFT.com - Markets On Asiaen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comWed, 23 Jul 2008 03:06 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 03:35:54 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/onasia(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06e6d760-579a-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06e6d760-579a-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlAsia's largest bourse suffers further blow after a technical problem has caused a stoppage in futures contracts for about four hours, its second systems failure for this yearWed, 23 Jul 2008 03:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e6d90dde-5245-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e6d90dde-5245-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.htmlHigher prices are beginning to trickle down, compressing corporate profit margins and hitting household demandTue, 15 Jul 2008 09:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbcaec5e-46bd-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbcaec5e-46bd-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlMore opportunities and the region's positive economic backdrop have enhanced the attractiveness of the Japanese equity market, writes Joji Maki of BaringMon, 30 Jun 2008 17:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/934b11e8-3937-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/934b11e8-3937-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlWith the once-high-flying Shanghai market falling a record 14 per cent this week, the analogies are growing darker Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/3050f376-36c8-11dd-bc1c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/3050f376-36c8-11dd-bc1c-0000779fd2ac.htmlIndonesia's number two coal miner racked up the archipelago's biggest ever IPO – but effectively froze local mutual funds and foreign investors out of the $1.3bn offeringTue, 10 Jun 2008 23:51 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba6014da-3573-11dd-998d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba6014da-3573-11dd-998d-0000779fd2ac.htmlSouth Korea announced a $10bn stimulus package to help ease the burden that record high oil prices impose on the world's fifth-largest oil importerSun, 8 Jun 2008 23:21 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bdb608b0-357d-11dd-998d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bdb608b0-357d-11dd-998d-0000779fd2ac.htmlInflation must be fought, even if it means sacrificing ultra-fast economic growth for a limited time and deflating asset bubbles furtherSun, 8 Jun 2008 18:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ab3e430-33aa-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ab3e430-33aa-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlIndia is bracing for a possible round of interest rate rises after the government on Friday released figures showing inflation had surged to fresh highsFri, 6 Jun 2008 17:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d74237a-2d95-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d74237a-2d95-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlManila will increase funding for poor households grappling with rising food and energy prices as soaring inflation and slowing economic growth take their toll on the countryFri, 30 May 2008 01:52 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ce1a4b06-2d55-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ce1a4b06-2d55-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlLast year's big theme was the carry trade, where investors favour high yielding currencies at the expense of those offering low rates of interest. But, of late, carry trade chatter seems to have faded awayThu, 29 May 2008 23:21 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86307c04-2763-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86307c04-2763-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.htmlTakeovers and shareholder rights are a test of Japan's appetite for reform. The investment world will be watching the result of proposed reformsWed, 21 May 2008 19:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc70f640-0d5a-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc70f640-0d5a-11dd-b90a-0000779fd2ac.htmlCheung Kong's $10m loan to troubled airline Oasis may be that rarest of phenomena – a simple act of charity, writes Tom MitchellFri, 18 Apr 2008 16:35 BST