Good MornING Asia - 5 December 2019

From "not this side of the election", a December trade deal complete with tariff rollbacks is the talk of markets this morning - this is not all in the price

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Opinion

Trade rhetoric still roiling markets

From "not this side of the election", a December trade deal complete with tariff rollbacks is the talk of markets this morning - this is not all…

Asia Morning Bites

ASEAN Morning Bytes

Looks like it's going to be a great day for Asian markets today as reports reigniting hopes of the US-China trade deal in December whet risk appetite.

Philippines: Inflation to bounce to 1.3%, convincing BSP to pause

Philippine inflation for November will likely bounce to 1.3% (from 0.8%) as base effects fade.

Malaysia

Malaysia: Trade surplus hits all-time high in October

As elsewhere in Asia, the worst of Malaysia’s trade downturn appears to be over though the recovery could be painfully slow

Australia

Australian 3Q19 GDP disappoints

Expectations for a further 25bp of easing from the Reserve Bank of Australia should rise following a slowdown in QoQ growth from 0.6% in 2Q19 to 0.4% in…