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Key events in Asia next week

17 August 2018

Besides trade war noise, economic releases on GDP, manufacturing, and inflation will be the highlights of the Asian econ...

By Prakash Sakpal

Meet the team

Iris Pang

Economist, Greater China

Joey Cuyegkeng

Senior Economist, Philippines

Prakash Sakpal

Economist, Asia

Robert Carnell

Chief Economist Head of Research, Asia-Pacific

Malaysia: A huge downside GDP miss in the second quarter

We have cut our 2018 growth forecast to 4.5% from 5.2%. Slowing growth and low i...

Watch your step

The unpredictability of the Trump administration's policies is a reason in i...

Indonesia: Are state budget and growth targets achievable?

President Jokowi's 2019 budget targets of 5.3% GDP growth and a fiscal ...

Tipping point

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Turkey isn't enough on its own to flip the world into a global recession, but it is not alone.

Indonesia: Central bank raises rates in quest to stabilise currency

Bank Indonesia (BI) surprised investors with a 25 basis point policy rate hike. ...

India: No respite for the rupee

As if the global market turmoil isn’t enough, domestic economic developmen...

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15 August 2018

15 August 2018
Indonesia: Trade deficit widens to five-year high

The trade balance fell back into deficit in July, posting the widest gap in five years. This together with the weak...

13 August 2018
EM portfolio flows: Who’s at risk?

Global emerging market assets have come under pressure as investors gauge the next move in Turkey. Should events le...

13 August 2018
Rude awakening

Back from two weeks of holiday - what's changed? Turkish Lira, EURUSD. Lower US Treasury yields

10 August 2018
FX Week ahead: Bend the knee to the mighty buck

Donald Trump is revelling in the use of the strong dollar in bringing his EM foes to bear. Washington looks unlikely to ...

10 August 2018

10 August 2018
A weaker Chinese Yuan: Contagion or confusion for global currencies?

While weakness in the Chinese yuan (CNY) is being touted as a source of global market risk, we find limited evidenc...

10 August 2018
Hong Kong: Cutting GDP forecast on trade war woes

Hong Kong GDP growth in 2Q was weaker than expected, which could be an early sign of the negative impact from the bilate...

10 August 2018
Asia week ahead: Bank Indonesia pauses tightening

So far so good, not much of an impact of the China-US trade war on Asian exports in July. But that's no reason ...

9 August 2018
Philippines: Central bank delivers aggressive response

The Philippine central bank (BSP) raised its policy rate by 50 basis points to 4% in a bid to bring inflation back ...

9 August 2018

9 August 2018
Philippines: Domestic demand is 2Q’s silver lining

Domestic demand remains strong in the Philippines, with business, household and government spending posting robust growt...

8 August 2018
China: Trade data shows little impact from tariffs, for now

Trade data has yet to reflect the full impact of tariffs, as export and import growth surprised on the upside. But ...

8 August 2018
Philippines: Rate hike could temper impact of wider trade gap

Strong imports and weak exports resulted in a $3.3 billion deficit in June. The widening trade gap has been dr...

7 August 2018
Despite yuan depreciation, China reserves continue to grow

The recent depreciation of the yuan hasn't seen massive capital outflows from China and surprisingly the country'...

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