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Asia-Pacific isn’t catching up to the global economy anymore — it’s writing the rules. Track the markets, trade shifts, and investment plays reshaping where Western money goes next.
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Jun- 2026 -30 June
India raises export insurance to keep Gulf trade flowing
The state insurer ECGC lifted commercial-risk cover to 95% through September 30, absorbing more default risk so banks keep financing shipments to West Asia despite settlement disruptions.
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29 June
Oil reserves capped the spike. Now the world faces the bill.
Brent crude has eased to $72.60 per barrel after governments drained strategic stockpiles during the Iran conflict, but depleted reserves leave markets more exposed to the next shock through the…
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29 June
India’s biggest cities launched more homes as buyers disappeared
Housing sales across India's top seven metros fell 6% year-on-year to 90,715 units in Q2 2026, while developers launched 106,000 new units, pushing unsold inventory to a record 616,000 units.
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28 June
A $150 shipping surcharge just hit Pacific Island economies where it hurts most
Swire Shipping's General Rate Increase on New Zealand–Pacific routes takes effect 15 July 2026, adding US$75 per 20-foot container and US$150 per 40-foot box to nine island destinations where freight…
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27 June
Asian brokers stopped chasing big deposits. Activity is the new scorecard.
At the Finance Magnates Singapore Summit 2026, IG Group, eToro, CMC Markets and Orient Futures revealed they now rank a $100,000 account trading 20 times weekly above a $500,000 dormant…
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25 June
Petronas Chemicals loses its Middle East tailwind as Hormuz reopens
The Malaysian producer's 34% share price collapse in two weeks reflects the unwinding of a geopolitical premium that was never its own—analysts cut profit forecasts by 31% as petrochemical prices…
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25 June
Southeast Asia is locking itself into Chinese EVs
Laos banned petrol car imports through 2026, while Thailand and the Philippines cut tariffs to zero, creating a policy-built market that Chinese manufacturers are flooding with 448,000 vehicles monthly.
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24 June
China just became the world’s oil price setter
By cutting imports three million barrels per day during the June 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, Beijing deployed one billion barrels in reserves to prevent the price spike markets had…
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24 June
Gold’s $1,000 bet now rests entirely on the Federal Reserve
Deutsche Bank cut its gold forecast to $3,800 per ounce if markets price in three to four rate hikes, down from a $4,800 base case that assumes the Fed holds…
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24 June
China just locked Central Asia’s uranium and copper supply
A $3.5 billion investment package across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signals Beijing is displacing Russia as the region's primary economic partner, controlling the fuel cycle from mine to reactor.
