Good MornING Asia - 26 April 2019

Dollar strength is evident across FX space, with notable gains against the KRW and AUD. Strong US data combines with weakness in Asia exports to amplify the effect

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Dollar strength dominates

Dollar strength is evident across FX space, with notable gains against the KRW and AUD. Strong US data combines with weakness in Asia exports to amplify…

Asia Morning Bites

ASEAN Morning Bytes

General market tone: Risk-off. Investors will likely stay defensive ahead of the release of US 1Q GDP data later on Friday.

Asia week ahead: Is a technical recession lurking?

Some Asian economies are already showing signs that a 'technical recession' may be around the corner, but low inflation gives central banks some…

South Korea

Korea: From bad to worse

1Q19 GDP growth fell 0.3%QoQ. Another negative quarter in 2Q19 and therefore "technical recession" is quite plausible.

Indonesia

Indonesia: Central bank cautious but looks to support growth

Bank Indonesia (BI) kept its main policy rate unchanged as it looks to further strengthen its external position