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A Japan cynic turns stock believer again after Abe election win

​Nader Naeimi, who gave up on Japan at the start of the year, says he’s turned bullish again.

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Losing Australia's AAA Rating could make losers of mortgage holders

​The biggest losers after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull scraped through to win Australia’s fractious elections could be homebuyers facing higher costs on their A$1.6 trillion ($1.2 trillion) in mortgages.

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Join the hunt: with Hong Kong release looming, here’s your beginner’s guide to Pokemon Go

​Depending on whom you ask, Pokemon Go is either a revolutionary smartphone experience or potentially lethal fad. Either way, the app has soared to the top of download charts, is poised to pass Twitter in daily usage and has added US$7 billion in market value to Nintendo Co.

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Monster hit: Pokemon Go phenomenon astonishes gaming industry, boosting Nintendo by US$7bn

​Game developers around the world have watched in astonishment since the weekend as Pokemon Go, a mobile version of the beloved 1990s game from Nintendo Co, became an instant hit - rocketing to the most downloaded app on both Apple and Android phones.

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UK consumer confidence has collapsed since Brexit vote

UK consumer confidence dropped this week after the country voted to leave the European Union, according to a survey.

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Investors left guessing on Fed hike

June is out. July might be too soon. The Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate increase is coming, but even September isn’t a sure bet.

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Greece's journey to redemption remains a long one after aid deal

Greece may have passed a milestone and its bond market has been lucrative for some investors, but the road to recovery doesn't look much shorter.

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Oil plunges after output talks fail amid Saudi demands over Iran

Oil tumbled by the most in two months after output talks on Sunday (April 18) between the world's biggest producers ended without any agreement on limiting supplies, a diplomatic failure that threatens to renew the rout in prices.

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Singapore getting trounced in IPOs by South-east Asian neighbours

Singapore's reign as the premier destination for initial public offerings in South-east Asia has come to an end.

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Hong Kong is most expensive office market: chart

Hong Kong isn’t just the world’s most unaffordable housing market; it can also claim bragging rights as the costliest city in the world to rent an office, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.’s first Premium Office Rent Tracker.

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Singapore lawyers warn of 1998-like pain as debt defaults spread

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, South-east Asia's largest law firm, reckons the region's rising bond defaults will inflict as much pain on creditors as the financial crises of 2008 and 1998.

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Asian stocks extend global rebound as oil continues revival, STI up 1.1%

Stocks from Japan to Australia climbed on Monday (Jan 25) as the rebound that sent global stocks surging by the most in 3 1/2 years continued in Asia, amid bets central banks will come to the rescue of turbulent financial markets. Oil extended gains above US$32 a barrel.

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Hong Kong's growth "likely to slow from '15"

Hong Kong is expected to grow at a slower pace this year than in 2015 as the city’s economy is constrained by difficulties in its exports sector and lower spending by visiting tourists, according to the city’s top financial services official.

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China slowdown is not the problem, says Goldman

The problem with China isn't just a slowdown, it's investors freaking out over it, according to a new report by Goldman Sachs.

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Stevens gets Aussie Christmas wish as Westpac sees jawboning end

For the first time in years Glenn Stevens probably won’t be asking for a weaker Australian dollar for Christmas.

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Macau Baroness offers advice for surviving the gambling downturn

The Las Vegas Strip has characters like billionaire tycoons Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn. In the world’s largest gambling market of Macau, there’s Angela Leong.

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How an Australian mining town became a solar power trailblazer

Broken Hill spawned the world’s largest mining company and generated more than $75 billion in wealth. Now as its minerals ebb, Australia’s longest-lived mining city is looking to tap a more abundant resource.