Good MornING Asia - 29 October 2018

A further end-of-week drop in US stocks sets a poor tone to the start of the week in Asia. German politics adds to concern over the direction of Europe's leading economy, but signs of a mechanism to get Iranian oil back on the market could help keep local interest rates down.

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Unhappy Monday

A further end-of-week drop in US stocks sets a poor tone to the start of the week in Asia. German politics adds to concern over the direction of…

ASEAN Morning Bytes

General market tone: Risk-off Risk off tone continued to dominate as global growth concerns trumped still robust growth numbers out from the United States

Malaysia

Malaysia 2019 Budget Preview – A derailed fiscal consolidation

Sweeping policy changes under the Malaysian government’s drive to improve people's standard of living and drive out political corruption have…

Malaysia

Malaysia: A negligible sales and service tax impact on inflation

Persistent low inflation allows for some policy balance, by letting the central bank (BNM) maintain an accommodative monetary policy stance as the…

Singapore production slows in September

After a good run in recent months, a decline in pharmaceuticals production of 11.1%YoY was not the only drag on Singapore's production growth in…