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Modi on course to be India's next leader: exit polls Monday, 12 May 2014 | 6:47 PM ET

Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is set to become India's next prime minister, four major exit polls showed on Monday.
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• Time to get 'outright bullish' on emerging markets? Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 11:14 PM ET

  

  Emerging market assets have suffered through a brutal selloff, but now the sentiment tide is taking a sharper turn toward the once-shunned segment.
• Modi seeks triumph in final round of Indian election Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 9:43 PM ET

  

  India's elections reaches a climax on Monday as Narendra Modi seeks a personal mandate to govern by his modernized brand of Hindu nationalism.
• Japan March current account surplus down sharply Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 7:55 PM ET

  

  Japan's March current account surplus stood at 116.4 billion yen, data on Monday showed, below analyst forecasts for a 305 billion yen surplus.
• China data, Indian election in focus for Asia Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 8:00 PM ET

  

  The main drivers for Asian markets this week will be data from Japan and China, Australia's budget and the results of India's general election.
• China's huge currency reserves now a headache: Premier Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 7:32 PM ET

  

  China's foreign currency reserves has become a headache as its rise could stoke inflation in the long term, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.
• Asian countries most at risk of a US rate hike Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 7:11 PM ET

  

  Singapore and Hong Kong are most likely to be burned by U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes, according to international research house Capital Economics.
• China to avoid large-scale stimulus: Central banker Saturday, 10 May 2014 | 5:26 AM ET

  

  China will not use any large-scale stimulus to boost its economy, its central bank chief was reported as saying on Saturday.
• Why the global growth rebound isn't keeping SIA aloft Friday, 9 May 2014 | 4:04 AM ET

  

  An economic recovery may be taking hold, but it hasn't translated into earnings at Singapore Airlines as supply outpaces demand, the carrier's CEO said.
• Do you give your 100% at work? Not if you live here Friday, 9 May 2014 | 1:22 AM ET

  

  A new survey shows that workers in Singapore feel less committed to their jobs than their Asian peers.
• At Alibaba, chairman Ma's dealings raise red flags Thursday, 8 May 2014 | 7:32 PM ET

  

  A subtle warning: investors should know that Alibaba founder Jack Ma might work against the company's best interests.
• Is China catching a whiff of deflation? Thursday, 8 May 2014 | 9:34 PM ET

  

  China's annual consumer inflation rose 1.8 percent in April, slower than March's 2.4 percent rise, data on Friday showed.
• Womenomics: Japan’s new growth bazooka? Thursday, 8 May 2014 | 6:58 PM ET

  

  Raising Japan's female workforce participation won't just boos