Understanding Currency Carry Trades: The Yen Carry Trade and Its Impact on ASEAN+3 Economies
December 19, 2024
Currency carry trade has come under the spotlight following a sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen in early August.
December 19, 2024
Aruhan Rui Shi, Prashant Pande
Currency carry trade has come under the spotlight following a sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen in early August.
December 13, 2024
Benyaporn Chantana, Chenxu Fu, Kevin C. Cheng
Amid rising climate change concerns, the ASEAN+3 region has been scaling up its green finance efforts. While the benefits of green finance to environmental and economic sustainability are well-recognized, its implications for financial stability remain little-known.
December 11, 2024
Malaysia’s ascent to one of the global leaders in Islamic finance stands as a testament to decades of visionary planning, commitment, and strategic alignment between the country’s public and private sectors.
November 15, 2024
Kevin C. Cheng, Prashant Pande
ASEAN+3’s heavy reliance on the US dollar has created two key financial stability risks for the region.
October 10, 2024
AMRO Chief Economist Hoe Ee Khor, Lead Economist Kevin Cheng and Senior Financial Specialist Prashant Pande discuss the risks and challenges to the region’s financial stability and present policy considerations to address conjunctural and structural issues.
December 28, 2023
When BNM started raising the OPR in May 2022 to contain inflation, the subsequent sharp increase in the KLIBOR had sparked market concerns about a potential over-tightening in the interbank market.
January 12, 2021
This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on the stock markets of ASEAN-5 (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam).
October 5, 2020
Prashant Pande, Ruperto Majuca
Following the subsidence in market volatility, the Thai baht has resumed its appreciation since April, in conjunction with the sharp rise in gold prices.
August 28, 2020
The Bureau of the Treasury rejected all bids received for the 20-year Philippine government bond (RPGB) at the auction held on August 25, 2020.
August 28, 2020
Malaysian government bonds have strengthened significantly in recent months.