Indonesia’s July inflation jumps to 7-year high

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s inflation accelerated to the highest in seven years at four. 94 per cent in July, more than anticipated and well over the central bank’s target range, but core inflation continued to be within target, established data showed on Monday (Aug 1). The July inflation rate was the highestContinue Reading

Wary shoppers muddy outlook for tech, auto firms in Asia

While analysts expect stronger demand regarding iPhones than with regard to other smartphones, Apple company announced discounts within China this week, the move it sometimes makes when sales are slow. Tech and auto firms with factories in China and taiwan have faced business disruptions in the tour’s second-largest economy dueContinue Reading

Why is the world worried about China’s property crisis?

BEIJING: China’s troubled property sector suffered another blow this month when disappointed homebuyers stopped making mortgage payments on products in unfinished tasks. The boycott came with many developers struggling to handle mountains of debt, and fears whirling that the crisis can spread to the remaining Chinese – plus global –Continue Reading