Good MornING Asia - 22 October 2019

It's quiet - too quiet! There is virtually nothing on the calendar for today in Asia. We already got the Korean September PPI figures, and they were soft at -0.7%YoY. Taiwan unemployment and Philippine budget balance are about the only other notable calendar releases.

In this bundle

Opinion

The outlook is anything but clear

Today's Brexit vote could provide a glimmer of clarity, at least on this one issue and before the UK descends into the murk of actual trade…

Taiwan

Taiwan's smartphone sales can't alone rescue falling exports

Taiwan continues to suffer from the contraction in yearly export orders even though smartphone sales have been better than expected

Philippines: Double dose of stimulus to boost growth above 6%

The Philippine economy hit a speed bump in 1H as revamped consumption failed to offset downbeat capital formation and government spending, with GDP…