Good MornING Asia - 16 July 2018

US President Donald Trump's categorization of the EU as a "foe" on trade is well wide of the mark. And with China and the EU meeting at a summit in Beijing today, we will see what happens when your foe's foe becomes your friend

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Friend or Foe?

US President Donald Trump's categorization of the EU as a "foe" on trade is well wide of the mark. And with China and the EU meeting at a…

Asia week ahead: The trade war is on

Asian activity data doesn’t yet speak about the trade war, which has just started. But it won't be too long

China

China’s slower import growth reflects challenging future trade environment

China's export growth beats consensus but slower import growth signals that future exports will be tough.

India

India: Downgrade of growth forecast

We cut our GDP growth forecast for FY18-19 from 7.2% to 6.7%. Yet elevated inflation supports our forecast for two more central bank policy rate hikes…