Good MornING Asia - 5 September 2019

Markets seem happier. Equity futures are largely in the green today. Yet if this is a relief rally, it may prove all too short-lived

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Opinion

By Robert Carnell

Markets seem happier

Equity futures - my daily gauge of the market mood - are largely in the green today. Yet if this is a relief rally, it may prove all too short-lived

Asia Morning Bites

ASEAN Morning Bytes

General market tone: Risk-on. Markets are likely to breathe a sigh of relief on positive news flow from China.

Australia

Australia: GDP grows 0.5% in 2Q

The prospect of further Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) easing before the year-end is looking more remote after the economy grew 0.5% in the second quarter

Malaysia

Malaysia: Exports continue to defy global slump

Positive July export growth foreshadows steady GDP growth in the second half of 2019. Yet we believe the central bank will see through the present…