Good MornING Asia - 18 January, 2021

Investors will scrutinize a raft of December data in Asia this week to gauge the impact of the resurging virus. China’s 4Q20 GDP and Malaysian central bank policy are likely to take centre stage

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Asia week ahead

Asia week ahead: China and Malaysia in focus

Investors will scrutinise a raft of December data in Asia next week to gauge the impact of the resurging virus. China’s 4Q20 GDP and Malaysian…

Malaysia

Why Malaysia’s central bank should resume easing

The accelerating spread of Covid-19, persistently negative inflation, high real rates and an appreciating currency all make a strong case for a 25 basis…

Indonesia

Indonesia: Trade balance in surplus for eighth straight month

Indonesia registered yet another month of surplus, with exports surprising on the upside

Australia

Australian labour growth to slow

Controlling the pandemic has enabled Australia's labour market to rebound strongly in 2020, but with GDP still below pre-Covid levels, the rate of…

Patterson on oil: 3 reasons why it should continue rising

Brent crude has traded as much as 10% higher so far this year to levels we last saw before the pandemic. A weak dollar is helping as has a Saudi…