Good MornING Asia - 8 May 2019

The intensification of the trade war between the US and China sustain the negative spell on markets with Asian risk assets poised for another bad day today. Adding to the emerging market woes are political jitters in Turkey, South Africa, and Thailand

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ASEAN Morning Bytes

The intensification of the trade war between the US and China sustain the negative spell on markets with Asian risk assets poised for another bad day…

China

Chinese foreign reserves edge lower but there were some inflows

Chinese foreign exchange reserves have fallen slightly, mainly as a result of the strong dollar. But this shouldn't mask the fact that there were some…

China

Renegotiating trade from a China perspective

The development of the trade negotiation process should be long as China learns about the US' negotiation tactics, and has a back-up from a…

Malaysia

Malaysia’s central bank cuts policy rate by 25 basis points

Today’s rate cut still leaves Malaysia's central bank with a sufficient interest rate buffer if economic conditions deteriorate further. That…