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Indonesian and Philippines central banks can afford to hit the pause button

19 October 2018

Bank Indonesia (BI) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) can keep the powder dry as pressure on emerging markets e...

By Nicholas Mapa and Prakash Sakpal

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Asia week ahead: Bank Indonesia to pause tightening

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17 October 2018

17 October 2018
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports weaker than expected

Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rise 8.3%YoY, -4.3%MoM. Pharmaceuticals growth again prevents a bigger export headache.

16 October 2018
India: Mixed economic signals for the oversold rupee

The economic activity data for September released over the last couple of days provides mixed signals on inflation and t...

16 October 2018
Philippines: August remittance flows slip

August Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) remittances slip 0.9% but year to date remittances chug along at 2.5%

16 October 2018
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General market tone: risk-off The tension between the Middle East and the West begun to brew, sparking risk-off tone an...

16 October 2018

16 October 2018
JPY - stronger by default

By default, the JPY is outperforming other majors. With the S&P 500 back below the 200-day moving average, the ...

15 October 2018
Asian FX Talking: Take your pick

Emerging market currencies are not moving as a bloc any more, and investors are rightly taking a more differentiated vie...

15 October 2018
Stocks perched on the edge

The S&P500 sits just above its 200-day moving average today. That is an encouraging sign after recent declines. But ...

12 October 2018
India: First test of RBI’s latest policy inaction

September inflation data today comes as the first test of the RBI's decision a week ago to leave monetary policy on ...

12 October 2018

12 October 2018
Not quite there yet

Further falls on stocks overnight, and it would seem odd for them to rally as we head into the weekend, but this still d...

11 October 2018
Asia week ahead: Spotlight on China and Korea

China’s 3Q GDP and the Korean central bank policy meeting are the key highlights of next week. While growth s...

11 October 2018
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General market tone: risk-off Risk aversion continued to be the theme with traders increasingly worried about the still...

11 October 2018
Malaysia: Manufacturing points to slower GDP growth

Apart from slowing exports and manufacturing, a tighter fiscal policy stance will be a potential headwind to GDP growth....

Indonesian and Philippines central banks can afford to hit the pause button

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