Good MornING Asia - 13 May 2019

The US-China trade stalemate continues to weigh on markets with all eyes now on how China retaliates to the last Friday’s tariff hike by the US.

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ASEAN Morning Bytes

The US-China trade stalemate continues to weigh on markets with all eyes now on how China retaliates to the last Friday’s tariff hike by the US.

China

China: Growth aids trade battle

Stronger-than-expected Chinese growth, coupled with fiscal and monetary firepower, will help authorities in trade negotiations as the tariff battle goes…

China

China likely to retaliate to US tariff increase

The US increased tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% on Friday. We believe that China will retaliate in kind, with $30 billion worth of…

Japan

Japan: Mixed messages

In Japan, the macro picture paints a bit of a muddy picture. Both investment and net trade don't really help us much with the outlook for the rest of…