Undead economies are the price of mini-lockdowns
After pocket lockdowns, get ready for pint-sized recoveries. From Tokyo to Miami, authorities are imposing localized curbs on social and commercial life in an an attempt to constrain resurgent waves of the new coronavirus without locking down completely. Targeted mini-measures were designed to avoid the ...
The coronavirus recovery is doomed before it even begins
As swiftly as lockdowns were imposed across Asia, the process of lifting them will be slow and uneven.
The half-century miracle of Asian resurgence
To turn optimistic long-term forecasts into reality, Asian states will have to overcome the major challenges of mass poverty, jobless growth, rising inequality and the middle-income trap.
Asia urged to reduce pricey oil dependency as crude hits $80
The cost of Asia's growing thirst for oil will surpass $1 trillion this year, about twice as much as in 2015 and 2016, as oil prices touch $80 per barrel and continental demand hits a record. Oil prices have risen nearly 20 percent since January ...
Long-awaited 'Asian century' might not ever come
There may well be an "Asian century" in the future, but don't hold your breath.
Asia's economic rise pulling Americans west
The U.S. is in the process of transforming from a trans-Atlantic economy to a trans-Pacific one.
Asian currency rallies no longer make sense
Strength in the region's currencies is out of step with weaker growth and trade, and the threat of more easing.
Yellen shows deft hand in Asian diplomacy
While its mandate is domestic stability, concerns about Asia's growth limits the Fed's ability to normalize rates.
The lunar year that was — from bad to good
Entrenched economic interests and a "little bric" of bureaucracy, regulation, interventionism and corruption continue to impede the structural changes needed to attract more foreign direct investment and drive long-term job creation in Asia.
The bigger Asia builds, the harder it falls?
Could the opening of the world's second-largest building in the heart of Shanghai portend a financial crash?
Emerging skills gap could derail Asian growth
Governments across Asia must devise ways to transform their education and training systems, so that workers acquire the skills they need to boost economic growth and productivity.
Asia should call a truce on the currency war
Asian policymakers need to understand that currency devaluations aren't a cure-all — and if they pursue trade-offs there's no avoiding their downsides.
