Good MornING Asia - 5 April 2019

Expect thin market liquidity with China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan markets closed for a holiday. The main focus today will be on the US jobs report, as well as the on-going trade negotiations in Washington.

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Watch: Don't panic, but be cautious!

Trade wars, slowing growth and Brexit: How is all this feeding into global economic sentiment? Get answers from ING's economists in Singapore,…

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Asia Morning Bites

ASEAN Morning Bytes

General market tone: Wait and see. Market players will likely move sideways with an upward bias on trade deal hopes.

Asia week ahead: Singapore central bank to stay on hold

Lots of data coming out of China next week, but export growth will be the one we'll be looking out for. Elsewhere, Singapore's central bank meets,…

Malaysia

Malaysia's new normal

A decent growth rate among Asian countries, 4-5% will be the new normal for Malaysia, and that is where we see it staying in the medium term. Stretched…

Philippine GDP revised upwards, masks slowing growth momentum

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revised 4Q18 GDP growth to 6.3% from 6.1%. Growth was supported by government spending which offset weaker…