<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/19832390/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Asia-Pacific News</title><description><![CDATA[Find business; finance; economy, stocks, and global economy news on CNBC&amp;#039;s Asia Pacific page.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/19832390</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:58 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Why Quantitative Easing Isn't Printing Money</title><description><![CDATA[Quantitative easing is not printing money and bank reserves aren&#039;t money. Here&#039;s why.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100760150</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100760150</guid> </item>  <item><title>Surprise! South Korea's Problems Aren't Made in Japan</title><description><![CDATA[The problem for Korea had seemed obvious: the won has climbed by a third against the yen, in theory allowing Japanese companies to undercut Korean competitors.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100760282</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100760282</guid> </item>  <item><title>Perfect Storm Sparks Massive Nikkei Sell-Off</title><description><![CDATA[A perfect storm of yen strength, a spike in Japanese government bond yields and new evidence of weakness in China&#039;s economy sparked a major sell-off in Japan&#039;s equity markets on Thursday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100760258</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100760258</guid> </item>  <item><title>Lackluster Debut Strains Hopes of HK IPO Revival</title><description><![CDATA[Sinopec made a lackluster market debut on Thursday, casting doubt on a nascent recovery in IPO issuance in the city.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100760200</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100760200</guid> </item>  <item><title>Japan Bond Yields Spike – 10-Year Now at 1% </title><description><![CDATA[Japanese government bond yields soared to 1 percent on Thursday, their highest level in a year.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100760204</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100760204</guid> </item>  <item><title>China’s Economic Outlook Just Keeps Getting Worse </title><description><![CDATA[The unexpected contraction in China&#039;s factory activity in May has heightened the risk of a further slowdown in the second quarter.
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Women Prefer the Gadgets</title><description><![CDATA[More women in the U.S. would rather give up sex than their mobile device for a week, according to a recent survey.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756616</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756616</guid> </item>  <item><title>Why Millionaire Investors Are Holding On to Cash</title><description><![CDATA[The wealthy are back to pre-crisis boom years when it comes to their confidence, but why are some still sitting on cash? ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100758037</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100758037</guid> </item>  <item><title>Microsoft Xbox Takes on Apple, Google With Smart TV</title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft unveiled its next generation console Xbox One on Tuesday, but it was its inclusion of live TV, rather than its gaming capabilities that set tongues wagging.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100757299</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100757299</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bank of Japan to Bond Markets: We Hear You</title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan ended a two-day meeting on Wednesday with a decision to leave monetary policy unchanged and a promise to monitor volatile bond markets.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756619</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756619</guid> </item>  <item><title>Two Global Companies Just Moved for Tax Reasons </title><description><![CDATA[Even as Apple faced a grilling from lawmakers over its tax avoidance schemes, two more companies revealed they would move to lighten their tax burden.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100757014</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100757014</guid> </item>  <item><title>China Growth to Hit 9% by Mid-2014: Deutsche Bank</title><description><![CDATA[There may be fewer China bulls around these days, but Deutsche Bank remains optimistic about the outlook for the economy.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100757001</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100757001</guid> </item>  <item><title>The World's Biggest Carry Trades </title><description><![CDATA[We&#039;ve identified some of the biggest carry trades based on either the interest rate differential or their popularity.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100750740</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100750740</guid> </item>  <item><title>Sony to Assess Loeb Spin-Off Plan; Cuts Targets</title><description><![CDATA[Sony cut its sales targets, but said there were &quot;encouraging&quot; signs of a revival in its electronics business.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100747263</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100747263</guid> </item>  <item><title>Are Reluctant Consumers Australia's Next Headwind?</title><description><![CDATA[On top of a mining slowdown, Australia now has deteriorating consumer sentiment to worry about.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756514</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756514</guid> </item>  <item><title>Weak Yen Won't Stop Our Push Outside Japan: Lexus </title><description><![CDATA[The yen&#039;s recent weakness is not hindering the luxury carmaker Lexus International&#039;s plans to invest overseas.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756501</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756501</guid> </item>  <item><title>Forget the Headlines: Chinese Buying Big in US</title><description><![CDATA[Despite all the negative headlines, Chinese investment in the US hit an all-time record in 2012: $6.5 billion.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751502</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751502</guid> </item>  <item><title>Australia Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply</title><description><![CDATA[A measure of Australian consumer confidence fell sharply in May.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756455</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756455</guid> </item>  <item><title>Bank of Japan Keeps Policy on Hold, as Expected</title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan on Wednesday decided to keep monetary policy on hold, but one board member tried unsuccessfully to loosen the central bank&#039;s commitment to achieving its inflation target.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756259</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756259</guid> </item>  <item><title>Hershey's Bites Into China, Without the Chocolate</title><description><![CDATA[Chocolate manufacturer Hershey&#039;s is biting into the world&#039;s fastest growing candy market.
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