The Japanese government is being forced to consider suspending state spending as it emerged it could run out of cash within a month.
Fidelity's Anthony Bolton has moved to reassure investors now is the perfect time to be in the Chinese markets, as hedge funds withdraw from the region and short-sellers move in.
The chief executive of Japan's Nomura Holdings has resigned following a damaging insider trading scandal.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman Jim O'Neill looks back over a week of mixed economic indicators from two of the world's leading powerhouse nations.
Darwin Investment Managers' David Jane tackles the thorny question of China, and asks whether a gentle slowdown could really become a bumpy landing.