Good MornING Asia - 15 April 2021

With most rate-setters around the world, including in the Asia Pacific region, taking some cue from the US Fed, it's worth wondering why yesterday's comments from Jay Powell did not cause more of a stir in markets - positioning is may be part of the answer

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Are the rate setters changing their tune?

Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Are the rate setters changing their tune?

With most rate-setters around the world, including in the Asia Pacific region, taking some cue from the US Fed, it's worth wondering why…

India

India’s best shot at the Covid-19 second wave

Lockdowns are "easy" but arguably quite an ineffective means of stamping out Covid-19 in the world’s most populous country. India's…

Treasury’s FX report preview: Taiwan and Thailand dangerously in “manipulators” zone

The semi-annual FX Report (the first one under Yellen) should be released in the coming days by the US Treasury. We estimate that in 2020 Taiwan and…