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In today's market, when the Bitcoin price dips, the rest of the cryptocurrencies tend to follow suit. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Middle East, World

Bitcoin no safe haven as Asian markets join global rout

by Asia Times staff October 11, 2018February 18, 2020

IMF says 'Increased cybersecurity risks pose challenges for financial institutions, financial infrastructure, and supervisors.' Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, World

IMF: crypto risky but rising world debt riskier

by Richard Cook October 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Don Quixote and Sancho panza riding through fields in La Mancha Spain

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

The Don Quixote of Pakistan has worsened the crisis

by Imad Zafar October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

ولي العهد السعودي الأمير محمد بن سلمان . صورة: القصر الملكي السعودي via AFP/Bandar al-Jaloud

Bahrain, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Turkey, World

Mideast markets outperforming rivals

by Gary Kleiman October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Unemployed men line up outside a soup kitchen in Chicago during the Great Depression in 1931. Photo: US National Archives and Records Administration

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

‘Great Depression’ ahead? IMF sounds dire warning

by William Pesek October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

Australia, Oceania, World

RMB presence in global foreign reserves continues to rise

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The US-China trade war has entered a new, darker phase. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, World

Third quarter stock markets bequeath queasiness

by Gary Kleiman October 2, 2018

Odysseus is tempted by the swirling Sirens in Homer's The Odyssey.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Mexico, World

Trade War Sirens could lure global economy on to the rocks

by Gordon Watts October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

The global trade system could break down

by Anne O Krueger September 19, 2018

Photo: AFP

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Central Asia markets feel Russia-Turkey pinch

by Gary Kleiman September 19, 2018

A fan of 500 rupee banknotes from Pakistan showing the face of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in national dress. Photo: iStock

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s options for economic crisis

by Zamir Awan September 18, 2018

PM Imran Khan, left, talks to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second right, as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center left, listens during their meeting at the PM's Office in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Pakistan Press Information Dept / Ho

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China poised to become Pakistan’s new strategic benefactor

by Adnan Aamir September 17, 2018

Atif Rehman Mian has been hailed one of the best young economists in the world.

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bigotry pollutes Naya Pakistan’s atmosphere

by Turyal Azam Khan September 10, 2018

China has come under pressure for slowing down reforms and failing to open up in key sectors. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, World

Open and shut case for cutting China’s red tape

by Gordon Watts August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

The falling lira is making it difficult for many Turks to make ends meet. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Could Turkey trigger the next global financial crisis?

by Vijay Prashad August 23, 2018

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

India renewed run tramples investor landscape

by Gary Kleiman August 22, 2018

Auditing China's local government debt would be enough to put any accountant to sleep. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, World

Beneath the tip of China’s nightmare debt mountain

by Gordon Watts August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally at the conservative Justice and Development Party headquarters in Istanbul, following the results of a nationwide referendum. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s ongoing crisis could fracture NATO

by Marshall Auerback August 19, 2018

Globalization. Photo: iStock

China, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Realizing globalization’s innovative potential

by Otaviano Canuto August 16, 2018

In the first speech by a Chinese head of state to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2017, President Xi Jinping proclaimed his country the champion of an open global economy and that there is 'no point' in blaming economic globalization for the world's problems. China seeks to play a greater role in world trade amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, World

Globalization with Chinese characteristics

by Barry Eichengreen August 14, 2018

China's A-share market. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia

China’s multi-front economic war dulls direction

by Gary Kleiman August 14, 2018

People walk past Thai flags outside of the Stock Exchange of Thailand in Bangkok. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Philippines, Thailand

Thailand tipped in trade war test

by Gary Kleiman August 8, 2018

Imran Khan, Pakistan's prime minister and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, addresses supporters in Lahore. Photo: Reuters / Mohsin Raza

Beijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Khan faces huge test as Pakistan teeters on debt crisis

by F.M. Shakil August 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Three asian girls shopping. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, World

Consumption drives China’s economic transformation

by William Holland August 1, 2018August 1, 2018

BRICS countries Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

BRICS summit extends market misgivings

by Gary Kleiman July 31, 2018

A shopkeeper makes garlands with US dollars and rupee notes at a flower market in Peshawar. Photo: AFP/Abdul Majeed

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan to seek record bailout from IMF: report

by Asia Times staff July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Andrew Brunson

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

The Pastor Brunson case sours US-Turkey relations again

by Nicos Panayiotides July 30, 2018

China's state media has compared the country to a 'middleweight' in the trade fight with 'heavyweight' US. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, World

IMF predicts robust growth for China despite trade fight with US

by Gordon Watts July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Russia, South Asia, World

BRICS in a multipolar world

by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos July 26, 2018

Asia markets ended up being a blur for investors on July 2 as they fell on trade war fears. Photo: AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, South Asia, Vietnam

Stock safety scramble corrals candidates

by Gary Kleiman July 24, 2018