William Pesek, Author at Asia Times - Page 35 of 35

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Did George Soros actually beat Malaysia?

by William Pesek July 19, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of the Belt and Road Forum. Photo: Reuters, Lintao Zhang

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Risk profiles of China, Hong Kong keep on rising

by William Pesek July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

World has much riding on South Korea’s President Moon

by William Pesek July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has found it nearly impossible to revive the economy. Maybe he needs to try a different approach. Photo: Reuters

China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

US Fed’s lessons for a Bank of Japan on the defensive

by William Pesek July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Storm clouds may be approaching Asian economies as the US Fed and other central banks raise interest rates, but is there a silver lining?

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Silver lining for Asia as interest rates go up

by William Pesek July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Photo: Reuters, Charles Mostoller

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Is Asia ready for a more assertive Fed?

by William Pesek July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks at an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan May 29, 2017. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Yuriko Koike as Shinzo Abe’s nightmare

by William Pesek July 3, 2017February 18, 2020

A supporter carries presidential candidate Moon Jae-in at rally ahead of Tuesday's vote. Photo: Reuters, Kim Kyung-Hoon

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea’s facing another debt bubble

by William Pesek June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) speaks during a visit to a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project in Jakarta on February 23, 2017. Photo: AFP/Adek Berry

AT Finance, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Indonesia gets timely assist from God

by William Pesek June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha (center) observing a construction project in Bangkok in a 2015 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Thailand is Patient Zero once again

by William Pesek June 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Filipinos leave Manila to work overseas. Existing international remittance fees are considerable and the use of crypto exchanges could result in in huge savings. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

Philippines needs to find another export instead of people

by William Pesek June 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte waits for the Southeast Asian leaders to arrive during the opening ceremony of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, Philippines April 29, 2017. Picture taken April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, World

Can Dutertenomics survive amid all the shooting?

by William Pesek June 23, 2017February 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO - Incoming Philippine Central bank Governor Nestor Espenilla speaks during a news conference at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila, Philippines May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Karen Lema

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, World

Nestor Espenilla – the man to watch in the Philippines

by William Pesek June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

AKB48 when they aren't selling Japanese government bonds. Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Women have the hots for men who buy Japanese bonds

by William Pesek June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks at an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan May 29, 2017. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike – Japan’s real female role model

by William Pesek June 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Traveling in Japan just got easier. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

AT Finance, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

By paying women less, is Japan deepening its own deflation?

by William Pesek June 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Three strikes and you're out. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's courtship of Donald Trump appears to be unraveling. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

Don’t believe the hype about Abenomics

by William Pesek June 9, 2017February 18, 2020

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