Good MornING Asia - 18 October 2018

Lifting a key overhang on currency markets, the US Treasury didn't label China as a currency manipulator. But the risk of higher US interest rates continues to weigh on markets

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ASEAN Morning Bytes

General market tone: Risk-off. Minutes from the latest Fed minutes showed that almost all members of the FOMC remained in favor of raising rates, despite…

South Korea

5 reasons why Korea does not need to hike (they still might)

We don't think the Bank of Korea (BoK) will hike at this Thursday's meeting, and we don't believe a hike is what the Korean economy needs. But…

Singapore

Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports weaker than expected

Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rise 8.3%YoY, -4.3%MoM. Pharmaceuticals growth again prevents a bigger export headache.