Good MornING Asia - 11 January 2019

Powell repeats patience message, Moon sticks to policy mix for Korea, Brexit nears a crunch moment for May

In this bundle

Opinion

By Robert Carnell

All hail the “New Powell”

Powell repeats patience message, Moon sticks to policy mix for Korea, Brexit nears a crunch moment for May

ASEAN morning bytes

General market tone: Wait and watch. Market players will likely move sideways with some profit taking sparked by comments from Fed Governor Powell.

Asia week ahead: Trade ends 2018 on a weaker note

So far, the December data out from the region has indicated that 2018 has ended on a weaker note for Asian trade. The message from the raft of trade data…

China

China: Government to push for auto stimulus amid low PPI

China's PPI inflation was down to 0.9% year-on-year in December from 2.7% previously. Apart from low energy prices, we find that some manufacturing…

Philippines

Philippines: November trade deficit shrinks to $3.9bn

Import growth slows, but exports actually shrink