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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said oil reaching $100 per barrel could force monetary policy tightening as inflation could breach the central bank's target range....

China has refrained from setting ambitious goals for solar energy in its latest five-year plan, highlighting the sector's mounting challenges after years of explosive growth....

Malaysia's second finance minister said policymakers will hold off on raising the country's 2026 growth forecast as uncertainty over the Middle East conflict clouds the country's economic outlook....

Hong Kong's economic growth for this year is expected to be higher than previously forecast, supported by improving financial activity and expansionary measures in the government's Feb. 25 budget, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey conducted March 2-5....

Asian high-yield dollar bonds are getting disproportionately hit compared with global peers as the escalating Iran conflict underscores the region's reliance on imported energy, in sharp contrast with the US....

Denso Corp. shares fell in Tokyo trading Friday after Nikkei reported the company has made a takeover approach to Rohm Co. valuing the chipmaker at around ¥1.3 trillion ($8.3 billion)....

KKR & Co. will acquire a 348 billion won ($235 million) stake in South Korean renewable energy firm SK Eternix Co., stepping up its climate and environmental investments and underscoring its appetite for dealmaking despite market volatility stemming from the Iran war....

Aluminum was set to post its biggest weekly gain since September 2024 as the deepening conflict in the Middle East snarled shipments from the region and upended physical markets....

Peking University Professor and PBOC adviser Huang Yiping discusses China's shift toward sustainable growth following Premier Li Qiang's latest address to lawmakers. Speaking exclusively with Bloomberg TV, he analyzes the need for quality growth while maintaining control over fiscal spending. (Source: Bloomberg)...

TA Associates is considering selling bubble-tea maker Gong cha, according to people with knowledge of the matter....

A protracted war in the Middle East could lift demand for carbon credits in the compliance market, if ongoing disruptions to LNG supplies compel industries to turn to cheaper, higher-emission fuels....

Canadian miner Teck Resources agreed with Korea Zinc Co. to sell its zinc concentrates at a slightly higher processing fee in 2026, while charging more on silver and germanium after a surge in prices for both metals....

Foreigners have rushed to sell shares amid the Middle East conflict....

Central banks across developing Asia are facing a sudden shift in their policy outlook as traders ramp up bets on an Iran war-driven oil shock, adding to inflation pressures that were already building before the latest crisis....

Morgan Stanley is adopting a more cautious stance on Asian equities, trimming its India exposure on concerns that the Iran war may disrupt supply chains if oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz fail to recover....

Vietnam's trade deficit narrowed in February, while exports and imports both grew less than expected in a holiday-affected month....

Canadian mining developer Troilus Mining Corp. plans to issue subordinated debt and other potential non-equity instruments to help advance its gold and copper project in Quebec....

Earnings calls from Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Orient Overseas International Ltd. are investor highlights next week as escalating US-Iran tensions threaten to upend regional operations....

US-sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas vessels are redirecting away from the Mediterranean Sea after one was allegedly attacked by Ukrainian drone boats....

Conveyor-belt sushi chain operator Food & Life Companies Ltd. fell the most in more than three months after Chinese authorities inspected one of its Sushiro outlets in Beijing over suspected food contamination....