Good MornING Asia - 1 February 2019

We didn't learn much this week - The Fed is still bowing to market pressure; trade-talk rumours remain positive, And weakness from Korea kickstarts the day. Enjoy the Weekend.

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

TGIF

We didn't learn much this week - The Fed is still bowing to market pressure; trade-talk rumours remain positive, And weakness from Korea kickstarts…

Asia Morning Bites

ASEAN morning bytes

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China

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Thailand

Thailand: Current surplus beats estimates

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