Asia Intelligence Brief for Monday: markets hit fresh records on a chip rally just as the Bank of Japan prepares its first rate move in months and China's big monthly numbers land — a region riding euphoria into a real test.

A ceasefire signal from Washington lit a fuse under Asian chip stocks, sending the KOSPI up 4.63% and Samsung nearly 8% as foreigners bought after weeks of

Asia Intelligence Brief for Monday: markets hit fresh records on a chip rally just as the Bank of Japan prepares its first rate move in months and China's big monthly numbers land…

Asia Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: Japan delivered its biggest rate move in three decades and its market still hit a record, while China's weak May data confirmed the demand…

Asia Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Japan hiked yet the yen kept falling, the Philippines weighed a jumbo hike to defend a weak peso, and Korea's chip boom ran on against a…

Asia Intelligence Brief for Thursday: on a single day the Philippines slammed on a jumbo rate hike to fight 6%-plus inflation while China held its rates at record lows to nurse a…