Asia Chart Pack Emerging Asia Chart Pack (Nov. 2023) Our Emerging Asia Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. Lingering concerns about inflation mean Asian central banks will keep interest rates high in... 28th November 2023 · 0 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Emerging Asia Chart Pack (Oct. 2023) Our Emerging Asia Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. Recent currency falls and renewed concerns about inflation mean Asian central banks will... 31st October 2023 · 0 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Emerging Asia Chart Pack (Sep. 2023) Our Emerging Asia Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. GDP growth looks set to remain weak over the coming quarters, as tight monetary policy at... 27th September 2023 · 0 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Emerging Asia Chart Pack (Aug. 2023) Our Emerging Asia Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. GDP growth looks set to remain weak over the coming quarters, as tight monetary policy at home and... 30th August 2023 · 1 min read
Asia Chart Pack Emerging Asia Chart Pack (July 2023) This new Chart Pack has been designed to replace our Chart Book in response to client feedback to make our insights more accessible, and with more options to incorporate them into your workflow. Use... 24th July 2023 · 1 min read
Asia Chart Pack Latest data point to a weak Q2 The latest monthly activity data suggest that most economies struggled in the second quarter of the year. While tourism arrivals are continuing to rise, there are signs in a few places that the... 29th June 2023 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Slowing growth, falling inflation and dovish central banks A strong rebound in tourism provided a big boost to growth in Thailand and Hong Kong last quarter, which along with China, were the three best-performing countries in Emerging Asia in Q1. But for the... 24th May 2023 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Which central bank will be the next to cut? Vietnam became the first country in the region to start loosening policy when it lowered its refinancing rate at the end of March. We don’t think it will be long before other central banks in Asia... 26th April 2023 · 16 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Asian banks in decent shape, but credit risks lurk The turmoil in the global banking system over the past month has had a limited impact on Asia – currencies have held up well and outflows of capital have been small. And in general, banking sectors in... 30th March 2023 · 16 mins read
Asia Chart Pack How will central banks respond to the latest currency falls? Asian currencies have dropped back over the past few weeks against the US dollar, with the two worst hit currencies (the Thai baht and the Korean won) down around 6% against the greenback since the... 27th February 2023 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Currency rebound provides welcome relief to policymakers Asian currencies have continued to rebound against the US dollar over the past month, and most are now up by around 5-15% against the greenback since early November. Optimism around China’s reopening... 30th January 2023 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Core inflation still rising The past few weeks have brought mostly good news on the inflation front, with the headline rate dropping back in most countries in November. Less encouragingly, however, core inflation has continued... 20th December 2022 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Consumer resilience unlikely to last Most countries in the region have now reported GDP figures for the third quarter, and growth was generally faster than we (and the consensus) had expected. One factor behind this resilience was the... 29th November 2022 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Policymakers increase currency support Central banks across the region have been stepping up the pace of intervention in foreign exchange markets to support their currencies, resulting in a drop in FX reserves. In most countries, reserves... 31st October 2022 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Central banks remain in hawkish mode, for now Monetary policy makers across Emerging Asia remain in hawkish mode – every central bank in the region with the exceptions of China and Vietnam has now raised interest rates this year – and further... 15th September 2022 · 15 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Growth to slow in the second half of the year GDP figures for Korea released earlier today showed economic growth accelerated in the second quarter thanks to a strong rebound in private consumption as the economy enjoyed a reopening bounce. This... 26th July 2022 · 14 mins read