Good MornING Asia - 17 August 2021

Asian markets to take their cue from US retail sales data and Powell’s speech

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ASEAN Morning Bytes

Asian markets to take their cue from US retail sales data and Powell’s speech

China

China: slower activity growth in July to continue in August

We see slower growth in economic activity in July mainly the result of flooding. But slower growth is here to stay. More floods, tighter social distancing…

Japan

Japan's 2Q21 GDP is slightly stronger than expected

2Q21 GDP is lifted by stronger than expected domestic demand growth and some slight upward revisions to previous data. We now expect GDP in 2021 to reach…