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Arjun Neil Alim

Asia Markets Correspondent

Arjun Neil Alim is the FT's Asia markets correspondent, based in Hong Kong. He previously covered German industry in Frankfurt and asset management in London. Arjun joined the FT as a reporter in Beijing. He speaks English, French, German and Mandarin.
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  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    Renminbi
    Beijing tightens grip on renminbi after stimulus rally

    Stronger currency is challenging China’s exchange rate management with US election looming

    Chinese 100 renminbi banknotes are spread out, each displaying the portrait of Mao Zedong
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    Global Economy
    How fast is US inflation falling?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s foreign investors hope stimulus will end ‘deep winter’

    International backers of Chinese equities want package to be accompanied by fiscal spending and reforms

    A bull statue in front of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese stocks surge 8.5% in best day since 2008

    Investors bet that rally which began with Beijing’s stimulus package has further to run

    Shanghai skyline with a rising bar chart in the background.
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese stocks post best week since 2008 after stimulus blitz

    Beijing’s pledge to support capital markets and economic growth targets also helps lift European stocks and metals prices

    A montage of Chinese president Xi Jinping and the emblem of the People’s Republic of China
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China’s bumper stimulus leaves consumers wanting more

    Struggling homeowners highlight Beijing’s challenge in reigniting consumer confidence

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2024
    Chinese politics & policy
    China lifts markets with promise of more support for economy

    Chinese and European shares buoyed as politburo promises to drive investment

    Xi Jinping waves in front of a red backdrop and a Chinese Communist party flag with a yellow hammer and sickle
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    Chinese economy
    Will China’s $100bn war chest for shares lift the real economy?

    Investors welcome ‘unprecedented’ central bank loans to try to boost markets but analysts say fiscal stimulus is needed

    A man walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China unleashes stimulus blitz to lift growth

    Central bank cuts benchmark rate and unveils support for property and stock markets to boost demand

    People walk past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing.
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    Foreign exchange
    Foreigners are piling into China’s free money trade. How long can it last?

    CD players

  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka swears in leftist election winner as president amid concerns over IMF deal

    Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledges to ‘heed the best advice’ after years of economic mismanagement

    Anura Kumara Dissanayaka stands at a podium during his swearing-in ceremony in Colombo. He is flanked by military officials in uniform, with Sri Lankan flags in the background.
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    InterviewThe CEO
    The chemicals boss standing up to Germany’s far right

    Evonik chief Christian Kullmann pulls no punches when it comes to the AfD

    Christian Kullmann at Evonik headquarters in Essen
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    Equities
    S&P 500 closes at record high after Fed makes jumbo cut to US interest rates

    Global stocks rally as investors bet that the central bank’s move will support US economic growth

    A screen displays stock information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    Federal Reserve
    Fed cuts rates by half a point and signals era of easing has begun

    US central bank’s decision marks milestone in two-year fight against inflation

    Jay Powell speaks at a press conference in Washington. He stands at a podium with microphones, in front of US flags and Federal Reserve banners.
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    India overtakes China in world’s biggest investable stock benchmark

    Red-hot Indian equities propel country past China weighting in MSCI All-Country index

    A pedestrian stands outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai, looking up at the building and its electronic display board.
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    Yen
    Yen strengthens past ¥140 against dollar ahead of rate decisions

    Japanese currency rises as US Fed prepares to cut rates this week

    Pedestrians in central Tokyo
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    IPOs
    Hong Kong market still feeling the chill as aircon maker Midea floats

    $4bn secondary listing is exchange’s biggest offering since 2021 but does not signal a revival, say analysts

    Employees work on an air conditioner production line at a Midea factory in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Sovereign bonds
    Maldives hunts for bailout to avoid first Islamic sovereign debt default

    Bond price tumbles as investors fret archipelago nation will miss October payment

  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Equities
    US stocks turn in worst week in 18 months over slowdown fears

    Soft payroll data prompts traders to increase bets on aggressive rate cuts by Federal Reserve

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    Equities
    Global stocks slide as fears mount over US growth

    Market turbulence driven by fears of potential US economic slowdown and fall in Nvidia shares

    Nvidia chief Jensen Huang reacts to throwing a ceremonial first pitch on Taiwanese Heritage Night before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco on Tuesday
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    People's Bank of China
    Chinese central bank’s $56bn debt purchase sparks talk of bond market intervention

    Traders speculate the People’s Bank of China will step in to manage sovereign debt yields

    Paramilitary police officers stand guard under a green canopy in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing. The building features a modern design with large glass windows and the bank’s Chinese name above the entrance. A Chinese flag flies on a pole in front of the building.
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Foreign investors pull out of frothy Indian equity market

    Year-to-date inflows of $2.6bn are below the $22bn recorded in 2023

    A screen in Mumbai showing stock numbers
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Prudential PLC
    Prudential reports stalling growth in Hong Kong

    Life insurer says it has taken steps to reposition business in anticipation of ‘macroeconomic headwinds’ in China

    A Prudential office building
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China bond bulls warned of bubble risk over debt supply

    People close to Chinese central bank highlight impact of plans to issue almost $400bn more this year

    People walk past skyscrapers in Shanghai’s Lujiazui Financial District
  • Sunday, 25 August, 2024
    US inflation
    Will the Fed’s preferred inflation measure edge higher?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    A sign advertises cash paid for used cars in Alhambra, California
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