Italy Eyes New Vote; Violent India; Turkey Rate Revamp: Eco Day

29 May 2018, 02:14 PM IST

(Bloomberg) -- Welcome to Tuesday Asia. Here’s news from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:

Turmoil in Italy dragged on European markets as the nation’s populist leaders mobilize for early elections, heralding an uncertain new period for the country’s political and economic outlook.
Spain’s government nominated the central bank’s head of research and statistics as its next governor. Pablo Hernandez de Cos, 47, is a fiscal conservative who will have a say in European monetary policy.
The Turkish lira strengthened on optimism about the central bank bringing clarity to its interest-rate regime; Ziad Daoud reminds us of the maxim “never waste a good crisis” in his take on the policy shift
Afraid for their safety, many Indian women are simply leaving the workforce or taking lower-paying jobs. Read how sexual violence is holding back the rise of India’s economy.
Chinese regulators are making progress in their attempts to tame the country’s $10 trillion shadow banking sector. These charts show why there’s still a lengthy battle ahead.
Scrapped metal: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he’ll cancel a proposed multibillion-dollar high-speed railway link to Singapore, as the new leader reins in expenditure.
Why it’s no longer an issue of if, but when the Bank of Canada raises interest rates.

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