December PMIs for Asia paint a mixed picture. The surveys suggest manufacturing output returned to growth in Australia, while in contrast to the weakness of recent data, factory output rebounded strongly in India. However, production looks to have declined in Taiwan, Singapore and Korea. With concern over the global outlook increasing, policy loosening is only a matter of time in most countries.
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