Good MornING Asia - 2 October 2018

Asian markets will tread cautiously on the developments on trade after the USMCA was forged with Trump seen to refocus on his trade negotiations with China

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ASEAN Morning Bytes

General market tone: slight risk on. Investors will cheer the USMCA deal as the US now looks to renegotiate deals with China, Japan, India, and Brazil

South Korea

Korea: Production bounces in August

South Korean industrial production grew 1.4%MoM in August, lifting the annual rate of growth from 1.0% to 2.5%YoY. With inflation soft, this isn't…

Indonesia

Indonesia: Inflation surprises on the downside

September inflation slipped to 2.88% from 3.20% in August. The Bank of Indonesia is likely to focus on the stability of the rupiah as inflation remains…

Thailand

Thailand: Inflation downturn starts

The Bank of Thailand's desire to begin interest rate policy normalisation in order to create some policy space for the future continues to be a desire…