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        <title><![CDATA[Cynthia Li - Asia Economic Data Editor]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Economists Rethink Chinese Forecasts as AI Fires Up Import Surge]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers Now See June Rate Hike as Iran War Pushes Back Bets]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Cherry trees in bloom in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, March 27, 2026. Tokyo inflation cooled to its slowest pace in nearly two years as gains in food costs continued to slow, with prospects for higher energy prices owing to the war in Iran likely to keep the Bank of Japan on track for further rate increases.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers Set Sights on April Rate Hike After Hold Next Week]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The Bank of Japan maintained its benchmark rate and issued higher inflation forecasts that leave scope for its next hike to come earlier than the expected timing of summer.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Economists Raise Hong Kong 2026 Growth View on Budget Support]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Global Inflation Expected to Pick Up From Iran War, Survey Shows]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Core Inflation Steady For Third Straight Month]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Li]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:08:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers See Next Rate Hike by July With Yen as the X Factor]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda, center, attends a monetary policy meeting on Oct. 30, 2025. Jiji Press</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Taiwan Holds Benchmark Rate as Economy Roars on AI Frenzy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yian Lee]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Signage for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) outside the company&apos;s Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. TSMC is scheduled to release earnings results on April 20.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[All BOJ Watchers See Rate Hike Next Week as Hiking Cycle Resumes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Core Inflation Rises at Fastest Pace Since December]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Core Inflation Inches Up on Transport, Healthcare]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Li]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers Push Back Rate Hike Call After Takaichi Takes Helm]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Economy Likely Shrank Last Quarter as Tariffs Hit Hard]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica Yokoyama]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:18:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Core CPI Slows Second Month on Weaker Services]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 05:02:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers Expect Hike by January With 36% Touting October]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Japanese flag flies outside the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, May 1. The BOJ left its benchmark rate unchanged while pushing back the timing for when it expects to reach its inflation target amid intensified uncertainties due to US tariff measures.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Core Inflation Rate Cools to Four-Month Low]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:06:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers Bring Forward Next Rate Hike Call After Trade Deals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers Still Predict Next Rate Hike in October or January]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Core Inflation Rises at the Same Pace as Last Month]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Li]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RBA Seen Cutting Three More Times by Early 2026, Matching Market]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swati Pandey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:14:52 GMT</pubDate>
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