Good MornING Asia - 2 February 2018

US labour market data can still shake markets, but current movements seem much more momentum driven

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Calm before the payrolls storm

US labour market data can still shake markets, but current movements seem much more momentum driven

China

Happy Chinese Yuan

We are revising our forecast on USDCNY to 6.10 from 6.30 for 2018. This is mostly because of the weak dollar and the demand from exporters before the…

Indonesia

Indonesia: Steady monetary policy despite slower January inflation

Inflation slowed In January to 3.25%, lower than consensus and December's 3.6%. We believe that slower inflation does not necessarily mean monetary…

Philippines

Philippines: Surprisingly high central bank January inflation forecast

The central bank of the Philippines (BSP) expects January inflation at between 3.5% and 4%, the highest inflation forecast since November 2014, due to…