Bloomberg Japan’s core consumer prices crept higher for a fifth straight month, but their slow rise means inflation remains far from the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent target. Highlights of Data Consumer prices excluding fresh food advanced 0.4 percent in May from a year earlier, the fastest gain since December 2014, when the impact of a 2014 sales-tax hike is …

Bloomberg Malaysian assets are back in favor as investors focus on encouraging signs of an economic turnaround instead of a scandal that has touched the top of government and as far as Hollywood. The stark shift means that Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has weathered political attacks and protests going back to 2015 over allegations involving state-owned 1Malaysia Development Bhd., …

Bloomberg Singapore cut the minimum period allowed for home rentals by half to three months, citing growing demand from tenants seeking shorter-term leases. All home occupants must fulfill a minimum stay duration of three consecutive months, while shorter stays including those facilitated through home-sharing platforms are still not allowed, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said in a statement on its website. …