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• Down Now, but Asian Stocks Poised to Lead Gains Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:22 PM ET

  

  Asia will spearhead the rise in global stock markets from now until the end of the year, according to a worldwide Reuters poll.

• Abenomics Vindicated? Still Too Early to Tell Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 8:10 PM ET

  

  Strong export numbers from Japan are a hopeful sign for the success of the country's economic policies but it's still early days to say that the country's export sector has turned a corner, analysts say.

• Hong Kong Investigates HSBC for Manipulating Rates Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 7:55 PM ET

  

  Hong Kong's central bank said on Tuesday that its investigation into possible benchmark rate manipulation has been extended to include HSBC and a number of other banks.

• For Some Areas, the Fed Taper Already Has Begun Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:56 AM ET

  

  As investors prepare for the Federal Reserve's slow exit from its extraordinary easing measures, emerging markets are taking perhaps the biggest hit.

• Goldman Bets on Cheapest Asia Market After China Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 3:09 AM ET

  

  Asia's emerging markets have been among the worst hit in the recent rout in global stocks, but Goldman Sachs advocates buying Seoul stocks now, on the basis that the market will fare well in a rising rate environment.

• Can Trade Data End the Bad Press for Abenomics? Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 3:04 AM ET

  

  Japan's trade data is expected to show a rise in exports and a pick-up in domestic consumption that could offer Japan's radical economic policies a respite amid recent bad press.

• Hot Housing Market Adds to China's Easing Dilemma Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 4:18 AM ET

  

  Rising home prices in China make it difficult to loosen monetary policy in a bid to boost growth, say analysts.

• In China, Blackmail Is the Name of the Game Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 8:45 AM ET

  

  A recent spate of Chinese officials have found themselves ensnared by extortion schemes that leverage the public's mounting disgust for wayward behavior, the NYT reports.

• Phone Tag: North Korea's Strange Charm Offensive Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:29 AM ET

  

  This week, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui will meet North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan in Beijing.

• China Home Prices Rise to Fastest Pace This Year Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 11:30 PM ET

  

  China's house prices rose at the fastest pace this year in May, though the pace of gains eased from the previous month, highlighting the dilemma facing the central bank.

• Charts Signal End for China Equity Downtrend Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 11:43 PM ET

  

  China remains one of Asia's worst-performing stock markets this year, but there are reasons to believe the prevailing downtrend for the long-time laggard may be coming to an end.

• China’s Stock Intervention—Expect More Meddling Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:38 AM ET

  

  China's government has been buying shares in the country's four big banks, a move analysts expect to continue until jitters about high interbank lending rates and the economic outlook ease.

• Emerging Markets Could Bounce, If Fed Cooperates Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 10:42 PM ET

  

  Emerging markets may have taken a vicious battering on fears the Federal Reserve may soon remove the easy money punch bowl, but a turnaround in sentiment this week could be as equally dramatic.

• This Worries Us Most About China, Says World Bank Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 11:13 PM ET

  

  Financial instability in China, stemming from its vast shadow banking sector, is a lurking threat for the world's second largest economy, says World Bank.

• Third Point Lifts Sony Stake, Urges Spin Off Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 9:19 PM ET

  

  The U.S.-based hedge fund on Tuesday said it has raised its stake in Sony and urged the Japanese electronics giant to spin-off its entertainment business.

• Chinese Replicas to Attract, Well, the Chinese Tourists Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 11:00 PM ET

  

  An Australian theme park, is one of the more unusual attempts by Australia to win a slice of the world's largest outbound tourism market.

• Fidelity Star Bolton to Retire After Poor China Returns Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 7:06 AM ET

  

  Renowned investor, Anthony Bolton is set to retire from Fidelity next year after three decades working in the fund management industry, ending his career with what he described as "disappointing" returns for investors.

• Beijing Steps Up Efforts to Shore Up Stock Market Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 7:40 PM ET

  

  China's government has stepped up efforts to lift confidence in the country's flagging stock markets by buying more shares in the four biggest commercial banks.

• I'm Not a Spy for China: Edward Snowden Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 8:37 PM ET

  

  Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who exposed the U.S. government's top-secret surveillance programs, fought back against his critics on Monday and denied allegations that he was a spy for China.

• Asia Currency Sell-Off Goes From Bad to Ugly Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 3:21 AM ET

  

  Asian currencies have been battered lately by talk of the U.S. Federal tapering its massive stimulus program and analysts expect the pummeling to continue.