Good MornING Asia - 29 January 2021

A rebound in US stocks overnight should at least offer an upbeat start to Friday's trading

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

A positive end to the week

A rebound in US stocks overnight should at least offer an upbeat start to Friday's trading

Asia Morning Bites

ASEAN Morning Bytes

Asian markets may track upbeat sentiment from US gains on Friday

Asia week ahead

India

Asia week ahead: Big policy week in India

India takes the spotlight next week with its FY21-22 budget and the central bank meeting shaping expectations of the economy’s recovery. Sustained…

Asia: Covid catches up

Towards the end of last year, the relatively good performance of most Asian economies in terms of the Covid pandemic started to crack. The deterioration…

China

China: Impact of muted spring travel

The Chinese New Year is coming and this year is different, as new partial lockdowns reduce domestic travel. We discuss the impact of the change to this…

Philippines

Philippines: Economy contracts 9.5% in 2020, with the slump set to extend into early 2021

The Philippine economy contracted by 8.3% in 4Q 2020. Partial lockdowns and elevated unemployment continure to weigh on the recovery