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ASIA: The Biden administration plans to expand restrictions on US shipments to China of semiconductors used in artificial intelligence and chip-making tools next month, Reuters reported. The Commerce Department intends to publish new regulations based on restrictions announced earlier this year in letters to three US companies - KLA Corp, Lam Research Corp and Applied

ASIA: India's dominant services industry grew faster than expected in August thanks to a solid expansion in demand and a continued easing in cost pressures, encouraging firms to hire at the quickest pace in more than 14 years, a private survey showed. Driven by strong growth in services and manufacturing activity, Asia's third-largest economy expanded

Lean hog prices fell for a second month in August, but bullish tailwinds are picking up for swine. Corn prices, an input cost, are on the upswing and traders are betting that continues.

ASIA: Singapore's key measure of consumer prices rose again at the fastest pace in more than 13 years in July, official data showed on Tuesday, increasing pressure on the central bank to consider further policy tightening later this year. The acceleration in inflation was mainly due to stronger growth in food, electricity, and gas prices,

ASIA: Profits at China's industrial firms sank in July, reversing previous gains as fresh COVID-19 curbs dragged down demand and squeezed factory margins, while power shortages due to heatwaves threatened production. Profits at China's industrial firms fell 1.1% in January-July from a year earlier, wiping out the 1.0% growth logged during the first six months,

ASIA: Foreigners are returning to Indian stocks after dismissing them in the first half as they seek higher yields amid expectations that major central banks will slow their growth cycles as price pressures ease. Foreigners have invested $6.4 billion in Indian stocks since the start of July, after spending more than $27 billion in the

ASIA: India's oil imports from Russia fell in July for the first time since March, along with its overall purchases, while supplies from Saudi Arabia rebounded for the first time in five months, data from trade and industry sources showed. Indian refiners lifted more futures from Saudi Arabia as prices were attractive, while prices for

ASIA: Overseas investors disposed of a combined net total of $5.08 billion in Indonesian, Thai, Malaysian, South Korean, and Indian bonds last month, marking the biggest monthly outflow since March, regulatory data and bond market associations showed. The emerging Asia bonds were hit by a surge in U.S. yields and a jump in the U.S.

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 315.82 points or -1.20% to 26,107.65 Shanghai decreased 48.68 points or -1.43% to 3,355.35 Hang Seng decreased 266.41 points or -1.22% to 21,586.66 ASX 200 decreased 34.80 points or -0.52% to 6,594.50 Kospi decreased 49.77

ASIA: A shortage of cash dollars and forward market intervention by the Reserve Bank of India which has pushed onshore 1-year forward premiums to their lowest levels in more than a decade could pressure the rupee to new lows, traders and analysts said. The one-year annualized forward premium stood at 2.91% at 0830