Asia Pacific

ECR: In search of the next investment-grade sovereign

Banking

Assistant Bank of Japan governor sanguine on consumption-tax impact as fears grow

Capital markets

Arbitrage a risk in Shanghai free-trade zone

China ‘bad bank’ plan perplexes market amid secret debt workouts

Banking

UK corporates ready to follow sovereign into sukuk

UK Treasury China-bank charm offensive exposes regulatory arbitrage

Capital markets

Agricultural Bank of China economist warns economic reform hinges on politics

US Treasury renminbi undervaluation claim disputed

Hong Kong caves in on Alibaba

Capital markets

Equity capital markets: Li looks to IPO market as ParknShop sale fails

Turning Japanese: euro strength might be hard to bear

Capital markets

China’s latest swap agreement will facilitate trade