https://capitaltimes.asia/asia/southeast-asia/sp-affirms-thailand-bbb-plus-rating-debt/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00S&P Affirms Thailand at BBB+, Sees Net Government Debt Rising to 47% of GDP by 2029 https://capitaltimes.asia/asia/southeast-asia/bank-negara-holds-opr-275-ringgit-gains/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Bank Negara Holds OPR at 2.75%, Sees 2026 Growth Above 5% as Ringgit Firms to 4.04 https://capitaltimes.asia/asia/southeast-asia/philippine-inflation-october-78-percent-core-bsp/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Philippine Inflation Jumps to 7.8% in October, Fastest Since 2023, as Core Hits 5.4% https://capitaltimes.asia/business/deals/ingenia-rejects-warburg-pincus-avid-a545-bid/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Ingenia Rebuffs Warburg Pincus' New A$5.45 Bid, Keeping Sovereign-Backed AVID in Front https://capitaltimes.asia/business/deals/joongang-ilbo-daou-kiwoom-cj-520-billion-won/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Daou Kiwoom, CJ Group Agree to Pay 520 Billion Won for Control of JoongAng Ilbo https://capitaltimes.asia/business/deals/adani-ports-evos-acquisition-europe-terminals/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Adani Ports Agrees to Buy Europe's Evos for 2.56 Billion Euros in Debt-Funded Deal https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/central-banks/fed-loan-officer-survey-banks-tighten-credit/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Fed Survey: U.S. Banks Tighten Property Lending as Loan Demand Falls After September Hike https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/central-banks/boj-minutes-faster-rate-hikes-neutral-rate/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00BOJ Minutes Show Board Ready to Drop Twice-a-Year Hike Pace After Move to 1.25% https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/central-banks/brazil-copom-holds-selic-1375-pauses-cuts/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Brazil's Central Bank Holds Selic at 13.75%, Halting Rate Cuts as Inflation Tops Target https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/central-banks/fed-hammack-gradual-rate-hikes-inflation-36/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Fed's Hammack Backs Gradual Rate Hikes With Inflation at 3.6%; December Odds Ease to 70% https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/central-banks/rbi-financial-markets-committee-reverse-repo-auctions/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00RBI Names Morgan Stanley, Citi Bankers to New Markets Panel as It Drains Surplus Cash https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/central-banks/riksbank-hikes-2-norges-bank-holds-45/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Riksbank Raises Rate to 2%, First Hike Since 2023, as Norges Bank Holds at 4.5% https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/growth-inflation/taiwan-october-cpi-import-prices-record/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Taiwan's Inflation Eases to 2.33% in October as Import Prices Jump a Record 33% https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/growth-inflation/indonesia-third-quarter-gdp-547-percent-government-spending/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Indonesia's Economy Grows 5.47% in Third Quarter, Beating Forecasts on State Spending https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/growth-inflation/us-ism-services-october-prices-memory-asia/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00U.S. Services PMI Eases to 54.5 as Prices Stay at 73 and Memory Costs Climb for 10th Month https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/trade/china-us-farm-purchases-tariff-cuts-rare-earth-deadline/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00China Ties More U.S. Farm Purchases to $30 Billion Tariff Swap as Rare Earth Pause Nears End https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/trade/indonesia-september-trade-surplus-imports-surge/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Indonesia's Trade Surplus Narrows to $3.36 Billion as September Imports Jump 18.4% https://capitaltimes.asia/economy/trade/indonesia-eu-cepa-signing-november-21-gsp/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Indonesia Targets Nov. 21 Signing of EU Trade Pact Freeing 98% of Tariff Lines https://capitaltimes.asia/life-arts/travel/ana-jal-first-half-profit-fuel-costs/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00JAL First-Half Profit Falls 42%, ANA 12% as Fuel Bill Jumps 47%; Domestic Surcharge Next https://capitaltimes.asia/life-arts/travel/thailand-foreign-tourist-arrivals-fall-ten-months-2026/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00Thailand Foreign Tourist Arrivals Fall 4.6% to 25.5 Million in First 10 Months of 2026 https://capitaltimes.asia/life-arts/travel/thailand-30-day-visa-japan-departure-tax-costs/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00Thailand's 30-Day Visa Rule and Japan's 3,000 Yen Exit Tax Reset Year-End Trip Costs https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/bonds/japan-10-year-bond-auction-tail-boj-minutes/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Japan's 10-Year Bond Auction Draws 3.2 Times Cover at 2.768% as BOJ Minutes Show Rate Debate https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/bonds/india-10-year-bond-yield-7-17-rbi-liquidity-auction/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00India's 10-Year Bond Yield Drops to 7.17%, Lowest Since Sept. 29, as RBI Drains Surplus Cash https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/bonds/asia-central-bank-policy-rates-scorecard-bond-yields/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Asia's 2026 Rate Map: RBA at 4.85%, BSP at 5.5% as Bank Negara Holds 2.75% https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/commodities/gold-two-week-high-silver-lags-ratio-widens/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Gold Touches $4,121 Two-Week High as Silver Lags and Gold-Silver Ratio Widens to 78 https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/commodities/palm-oil-lowest-since-june-record-malaysia-stocks/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Malaysian Palm Oil Falls to Lowest Since June at 4,377 Ringgit as Record Stocks Loom https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/commodities/nickel-two-week-high-indonesia-crackdown-ore-trader/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Nickel Jumps 5.3% in Shanghai, LME Hits Two-Week High as Indonesia Targets Ore Trader https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/currencies/korean-won-foreign-selling-record-current-account/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Korean Won Slips to 1,342 as Foreigners Sell $2.5 Billion of Stocks Despite Record Surplus https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/currencies/pound-holds-1-35-bank-of-england-hike-4-percent/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Pound Holds Near $1.35 After Bank of England Lifts Rate to 4%, First Hike Since 2023 https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/currencies/baht-gains-33-40-sp-affirms-thailand-bbb/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T02:53:08+08:00Thai Baht Climbs 0.6% to 33.40 Per Dollar as S&P Affirms Thailand's BBB+ Rating https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/ipos/adaspace-ai-satellite-hong-kong-ipo-hk-1-billion/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00Chinese AI Satellite Maker Adaspace Seeks Up to HK$1 Billion in Hong Kong IPO https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/ipos/sebi-clears-mahanadi-coalfields-razorpay-ipos/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00SEBI Clears Mahanadi Coalfields and Razorpay IPOs as India Pipeline Tops 4.3 Trillion Rupees https://capitaltimes.asia/markets/ipos/lablup-kosdaq-debut-25-percent-below-ipo-price/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T05:24:36+08:00AI Software Firm Lablup Ends Kosdaq Debut 25% Below IPO Price in Busy Korean IPO Week https://capitaltimes.asia/opinion/editorials/asia-central-bank-divergence-rba-bank-negara-boj/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00RBA at 4.85%, Bank Negara at 2.75%: Asia's Central Banks Are Right to Go Their Own Way https://capitaltimes.asia/opinion/editorials/korea-margin-loan-waiver-retail-leverage/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00Korea's 3-Month Margin-Call Waiver Buys Time. Seoul Must Not Make It a Habit https://capitaltimes.asia/opinion/editorials/indonesia-eu-trade-pact-sign-ratify-fast/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00Indonesia and the EU Should Sign Their Trade Pact on Nov. 21 and Ratify It Fast https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/investing/korea-margin-loan-rule-waiver-kospi-investors/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Korea Waives 140% Margin-Loan Collateral Rule for 3 Months After Kospi Falls 6% https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/investing/singapore-equity-fund-inflows-eqdp-morningstar/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Singapore Equity Funds Draw S$2.2 Billion in Third Quarter, Five Times Last Year's Pace https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/investing/australia-term-deposits-vs-government-bonds-rba/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Big Australian Banks Pay Up to 5.40% on One-Year Deposits After RBA Hike to 4.85% https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/investing/japan-nisa-30-million-accounts-childrens-nisa-2027/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Japan's NISA Tops 30 Million Accounts as Children's Version Opens in January 2027 https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/investing/india-mutual-fund-fees-base-expense-ratio-sebi/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00India's Mutual Fund Fee Caps Explained: SEBI's 0.95% Base Expense Ratio and What SIP Savers Pay https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/investing/india-sovereign-gold-bond-redemption-price-falls/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00India Gold Bond Payout Falls to ₹14,167 a Unit, Down 11.5% From May as Bullion Retreats https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/retirement/mpf-october-loss-2-56-healthcare-fund/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Hong Kong MPF Loses 2.56% in October, Cutting 2026 Gain to 3.48% as Asian Funds Slide https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/retirement/australian-super-funds-returns-rba-hike/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Australian Super Funds Up Just 0.8% in FY27 as RBA Hike to 4.85% Tests A$4.8 Trillion Pool https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/retirement/gpif-quarterly-loss-foreign-bonds-yen/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Japan's GPIF Loses 5.25 Trillion Yen in July-September as Foreign Bonds Slide 6.5% https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/retirement/malaysia-epf-i-emas-monthly-withdrawals-lump-sum/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00Malaysia's EPF Pushes i-Emas Monthly Payouts as Most Retirees Still Take Lump Sums https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/retirement/china-private-pension-150-million-accounts-12000-yuan/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00China's Private Pension Tops 150 Million Accounts, but Few Savers Use the 12,000-Yuan Cap https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/retirement/kiwisaver-election-party-plans-contribution-rates/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00KiwiSaver After New Zealand's Nov. 7 Vote: Party Plans Range From 4% to 12% Contributions https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/saving-banking/australian-banks-raise-savings-rates-rba-hike-4-85/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Australian Banks Lift Savings Rates Up to 0.25 Point After RBA Hike to 4.85% https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/saving-banking/south-korea-fsc-hacking-records-phishing-liability/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00South Korea Tightens Bank Cyber Rules After Hacks Expose 473,000 Financial Records https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/saving-banking/korea-major-banks-household-loans-rise-october/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Korea's Big Five Banks Add 2.77 Trillion Won in Household Loans in October https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/saving-banking/december-singapore-savings-bond-t-bill-yield-falls/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Singapore Savings Bond Average Slips to 2.39% as T-Bill Yield Falls to 1.86% https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/saving-banking/hdfc-bank-raises-fd-rates-rbi-hike-november/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00HDFC Bank Lifts FD Rates Up to 50 Basis Points, Top Senior Rate Reaches 7.20% https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/saving-banking/bank-of-england-hike-4-uk-savers-isa/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Bank of England Hike to 4% Puts UK Savers on Watch for Higher Easy-Access and ISA Rates https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/tax/hong-kong-newborn-stamp-duty-waiver-20000-home-buyers/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Hong Kong's Planned HK$20,000 Stamp Duty Waiver for New Parents: Who Qualifies and What It Saves https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/tax/philippines-1701q-freelancer-tax-deadline-november-16/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Philippine Freelancers Face Nov. 16 BIR Deadline for Third-Quarter 1701Q Income Tax https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/tax/japan-furusato-nozei-year-end-deadline-2026-rules/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T06:54:30+08:00Japan Furusato Nozei: Dec. 31 Cutoff for 2026 Gifts, Proposed 1.93 Million Yen Cap https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/tax/singapore-owner-occupier-property-tax-2027-bills-rebates/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00Singapore Homeowners Weigh 2027 Property Tax Bills After Rebates of Up to 20% https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/tax/india-belated-revised-itr-deadline-december-31-2026/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00India's Dec. 31 Deadline for Belated Tax Returns, and a New Fee to Revise Until March 31 https://capitaltimes.asia/personal-finance/tax/australia-division-296-super-tax-3-million/Capital Timesen2026-11-08T14:09:30+08:00Australia's Division 296 Super Tax: How the 30% and 40% Rates Hit Balances Above A$3 Million https://capitaltimes.asia/property/commercial/mindspace-reit-dpu-rises-noi-32-chennai-leasing/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Mindspace REIT Lifts Payout 14% to INR 6.67 a Unit as NOI Jumps 32% on Chennai Deals https://capitaltimes.asia/property/commercial/seoul-prime-office-vacancy-new-supply-savills/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Seoul Prime Office Vacancy Rises to 4.6% as New Towers Flood the CBD, Savills Says https://capitaltimes.asia/property/commercial/nextdc-shares-jump-goodman-digital-realty-stake/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00NextDC Shares Jump 51% as Goodman and Digital Realty Seek 9.9% Stake at A$9.50 https://capitaltimes.asia/property/commercial/brookfield-india-reit-dpu-noi-51-ecoworld-occupancy/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Brookfield India REIT Raises Payout 9% to INR 5.70 a Unit as NOI Jumps 51% on Ecoworld https://capitaltimes.asia/property/commercial/india-warehouse-leasing-q3-knight-frank-mumbai/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00India Warehouse Leasing Rises 12% to 19.1 Million Sq Ft as Mumbai Leads, Knight Frank Says https://capitaltimes.asia/property/commercial/ioi-properties-singapore-office-fund-s6-billion/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00IOI Properties Markets S$6 Billion Singapore Office Fund, Eyes S$3 Billion Sell-Down https://capitaltimes.asia/property/residential/hong-kong-home-sales-october-fall-21-percent-land-registry/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Hong Kong Home Sales Fall 21% in October to 4,512 Deals as Market Cools After Spring Rush https://capitaltimes.asia/property/residential/australia-banks-pass-on-rba-hike-mortgage-rates/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Australia's Big Four Banks Lift Mortgage Rates From Nov. 13 After RBA Hike to 4.85% https://capitaltimes.asia/property/residential/prestige-estates-profit-falls-44-percent-presales-rise/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Prestige Estates Profit Falls 44% as Revenue Drops, but Home Pre-Sales Rise 20% https://capitaltimes.asia/property/residential/longfor-country-garden-october-sales-china-overseas/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Longfor Sells 2.43 Billion Yuan of Homes in October as China Overseas Land Sales Slip 4.6% https://capitaltimes.asia/property/residential/ura-awards-orchard-boulevard-site-hong-leong-tid/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00Singapore Awards S$181.9 Million Orchard Boulevard Housing Site to Hong Leong, TID https://capitaltimes.asia/property/residential/dlf-everstone-ireo-joint-venture-37-5-billion-rupees/Capital Timesen2026-11-07T01:04:48+08:00DLF to Invest 37.5 Billion Rupees in Everstone Venture to Buy Into IREO's India Projects https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/ai/kakao-q3-profit-kanana-ai-spinoff-6-trillion-won/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Kakao Q3 Operating Profit Rises to 240 Billion Won, Sets 6 Trillion Won AI Target for 2030 https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/ai/asian-chip-stocks-us-ai-regulation-fears-kospi-halt/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Asian Chip Stocks Hit by U.S. AI Regulation Fears as Philadelphia Chip Index Sinks 12.2% https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/ai/china-blocks-softbank-abb-robotics-5-4-billion/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00China Blocks SoftBank's $5.4 Billion ABB Robotics Takeover Over AI Data Concerns https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/fintech-crypto/hong-kong-carf-crypto-tax-reporting-law-passed/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Hong Kong Passes Crypto Tax Reporting Law, Exchanges Must Collect User Data From 2027 https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/fintech-crypto/pboc-oman-swap-digital-yuan-indonesia/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00PBOC Signs 30 Billion Yuan Swap and Digital Currency Pact With Oman, Courts Bank Indonesia https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/fintech-crypto/pb-fintech-q2-profit-irdai-commission-caps/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00PB Fintech Profit Rises 43% to INR 192 Crore as Policybazaar Faces IRDAI Commission Caps https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/semiconductors/qualcomm-handset-sales-fall-memory-costs-data-center/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Qualcomm Handset Chip Sales Fall 26% as Memory Costs Bite; Car Chips Top $2 Billion https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/semiconductors/india-semicon-2-five-chip-plants-production/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00India Says 5 of 12 Approved Chip Projects Now in Production as Semicon 2.0 Turns to Suppliers https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/semiconductors/huawei-ascend-hbm-smuggling-samsung-sk-hynix-report/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T09:44:41+08:00Smuggled Korean HBM Fetches About $4,000 a Stack in China as Huawei Hunts for Memory https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/startups/eloelo-80-million-series-c-nbcuniversal-micro-drama/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00EloElo Raises $80 Million Series C From NBCUniversal, Hornbill to Push Micro Dramas Abroad https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/startups/southeast-asia-startup-funding-october-tracxn/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Southeast Asia Startup Funding Jumps to $3.68 Billion in October on 3 Mega-Deals, Tracxn Data Show https://capitaltimes.asia/tech/startups/lenskart-nykaa-physicswallah-q2-profit-new-age/Capital Timesen2026-11-06T12:50:07+08:00Lenskart Profit Rises 2.3 Times as Nykaa, PhysicsWallah, Shiprocket Post Gains