The domestic bond markets of the Asia and Pacific region have grown considerably since the Asian financial crisis of 1997, although they remain undeveloped relative to the region's weight in the world economy. This paper proposes that in order to encourage further development of these markets,...

Bank internationalisation traditionally takes the form of lending to non-residents, but increasingly non-resident securities are purchased. These assets are funded mostly by international loans and deposits, rather than the issuance of securities. Within the Asia Pacific region, the largest net...

Brazil is the largest stock market in South America, whereas Argentina is one of the smallest. Nonetheless, the most important stock indices representing these markets (the Brazil Bovespa and the Argentinian Merval) are highly correlated with two-way Granger causality. This feature facilitates...

We employ an asset pricing framework to show that over the last twenty years there has been an increasing degree of integration between Asian and international stock markets, but very little with Japan. This finding is generally consistent with prior studies and highlights the impact of...

We investigate the process of currency internationalisation by determining the pace of internationalisation of the Chinese Renminbi (RMB). In contrast to other published work that relies upon international banking, trade and currency statistics, we utilise aggregated cross-border data provided...

We consider recent events in financial markets and the subsequent responses by monetary and fiscal authorities, which are impressive for their scale, innovation and flexibility in the face of sharply deteriorating circumstances. Internationally, the economic malaise has brought perverse...

While the domestic bond markets of Asia-Pacific have grown considerably since the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, it is clear that they remain undeveloped relative to the region's weight in the world economy. This paper adds to the policy debate on this issue by proposing that in order to...

This study investigates the development of Korea's foreign bond (Arirang) market for won-denominated foreign bonds. We provide an institutional perspective and discuss the problems, concerns and key issues related to the development of this market. We find no evidence that Arirang issuance...

Using a daily time series from 1983 to 2005 of currency prices in spot and forward USD/Yen markets and matching equivalent maturity short term US and Japanese interest rates, we investigate the sensitivity over the sample period of the difference between actual prices in forward markets to those...

The relationship between energy and stock prices is investigated in the context of Asia, including China and Japan. Oil, gas and coal prices are considered both individually and in an energy portfolio. Consistent with evidence from analysis of other asset prices in international markets, during...