Good MornING Asia - 1 April 2021

While the rest of the world comes to grips with fourth waves in the Covid pandemic, Asia-Pacific released a lot of data today, including Japan's latest Tankan survey. Most of it was positive

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Deluge of data from Asia - most of it positive

Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Deluge of data from Asia - most of it positive

While the rest of the world comes to grips with fourth waves in the Covid pandemic, Asia-Pacific released a lot of data today, including Japan's…

China

China: PMI shows recovery but risks remain

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Thailand

Weak Thai economy prompts downgrade of Asia’s weakest currency

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