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More value now courses through stablecoins and other crypto rails than most policy conversations acknowledge: the IMF’s 2025 analysis maps roughly $2 trillion in cross-border stablecoin flows in 2024, concentrated in North America and the Asia-Pacific, and significant relative to GDP in emerging regions. Meanwhile, FATF reports that a third of surveyed jurisdictions still lacked full Travel Rule legislation as of mid-2024, and even among adopters, supervision and enforcement lag.

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Musinsa, IPO Initiative Lead Underwriter Selection Process $7.4 Billion Valuation Target, Market Doubts Photo = Musinsa Musinsa, South Korea’s leading fashion platform, has distributed requests

Evergrande finally delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Sudden regulatory tightening pushes other developers toward collapse With no “way out,” the prolonged property slump weighs heavily on China’s economy China’s largest private prop

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SoftBank and other existing investors to participate in secondary sale Company valuation could soar to $500 billion if deal closes Poised to become the world’s most valuable unlisted tech firm OpenAI is reportedly in talks to offload insider-hel

Deposit and government bond collateralization First case following revision of the Payment Services Act Issuance target of $6.7 billion within three years The Japanese government is set to approve the issuance of yen-denominated st

China, Red Alert for Second-Half Economy Consumer Sentiment in Freefall amid Prolonged Property Slump Sole Growth Engine, Exports, on the Brink China’s economic recovery in the second half of the year is flashing red.

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U.S. July CPI rose 2.7%, below expectations Futures market prices in 96% probability of 25bp cut Treasury Secretary Bessent presses for 50bp “big cut” The July U.S.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent: “Fed should deliver a big cut in September” “Cuts should have happened in June or July — delayed action” “Don’t focus solely on inflation while overlooking labor market weakness” With the Federal Reserve deliberati

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Stablecoin issuance and circulation brought under regulatory oversightStrict licensing requirements, including high capital thresholds

Pacific Rates at Lowest in 20 Months Post-Tariff Implementation Collapse in Far East–U.S. Import Demand Shipping Lines Expand Atlantic Routes Amid Supply Chain Realignment U.S.

Hong Kong Stock Market Raises $13.5 Billion in First Half Overtaking Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange for Top Position Emphasis on Foreign Capital Attraction and Regulatory Flexibility After years of decline, Hong Kong is regaining its

This article was independently developed by The Economy editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and reframed for broader context and relevance. All views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the official position of East Asia Forum or its contributors.

This article was independently developed by The Economy editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and reframed for broader context and relevance. All views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the official position of East Asia Forum or its contributors.