Good MornING Asia - 15 February 2019

When the trade talks are doing well, the dollar should weaken, Asian FX should strengthen, and when, like today, the news takes the opposite turn, the dollar should strengthen. That more or less holds today

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Opinion

Trade talks pantomime

The 'great progress', 'miles apart' feedback from trade talks is reminiscent of a Christmas Pantomime. 'Oh yes it is!', 'Oh no…

Asia week ahead: Singapore unveils budget for FY19

The outcome of the ongoing US-China trade negotiations will set the tone for Asian markets next week.Singapore’s proactive macro policies give…

Malaysia

Malaysia's GDP beats estimates

Absent a significant hit from the global trade war or a shock from commodity prices, we expect Malaysia’s GDP growth to settle in a 4-5% range on…