Good MornING Asia - 23 August 2019

After yesterday's 25bp rate cut from Indonesian central bank taking markets by surprise, there are only a couple of CPI releases from Asia to provide fare for data-hungry markets today.

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Jackson Hole - silence is golden

Today's Jackson Hole speech highlights an important point in central banking - sometimes, it is best to say nothing...that's not what we are going…

Asia week ahead

Asia week ahead: Will India’s 2Q GDP validate rapid rate cuts?

July industrial production releases crowd next week’s Asian economic calendar, though India’s 2Q GDP and Korea’s central bank policy…

China

Why we’re not worried about the Hong Kong dollar peg

There's been increasing speculation about Hong Kong's dollar peg, mainly because protests have lasted longer than expected. Here's why we…

Malaysia

How is Malaysia bucking the global slowdown?

Firmer growth, low inflation, and a healthy external payments position – everything is coming together to support investor confidence despite the…

Indonesia

Indonesia: Warjiyo whips out preemptive cut against global headwinds

Bank Indonesia surprised markets on the timing for a second rate cut to help spur economic growth amidst global headwinds