Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Australia CoreLogic House Prices (Feb.) Australian house price gains eased only slightly in February. However, with home sales now softening noticeably, we suspect that the momentum behind the housing rebound will soon fade. 1st March 2024 · 2 mins read
China Rapid Response China PMIs (Feb. 2024) The PMIs are consistent with activity holding steady in February, at least on paper. Although the survey readings remain below historical averages, this is likely distorted by sentiment effects --... 1st March 2024 · 2 mins read
India Rapid Response India GDP (Q4 2023) The GDP data for Q4 confirm that India’s economy ended last year with a bang. Looking ahead, we expect economic activity to moderate over the coming quarters but it should still remain exceptionally... 29th February 2024 · 2 mins read
China Chart Pack China Chart Pack (Feb. 2024) China’s economy has regained some strength recently. We expect this to continue over the coming months, on the back of support from fiscal policy and a further pick-up in household spending. But with... 29th February 2024 · 1 min read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Retail Sales (Jan. 24) 29th February 2024 · 3 mins read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Retail Sales & Industrial Production (Jan. 24) 28th February 2024 · 2 mins read
Capital Daily RBNZ on hold, a positive signal for bond markets? The RBNZ’s decision to keep its policy rate on hold today illustrates how the bar for further rate hikes has become increasingly high for most central banks, even in the face of upside surprises to... 28th February 2024 · 5 mins read
Asia Chart Pack Emerging Asia Chart Pack (February 2024) Our Emerging Asia Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. Economic growth in most of Emerging Asia is likely to slow in the near term as weak global... 28th February 2024 · 0 mins read
China Economics Update Supportive fiscal policy will support growth in HK Today’s budget maintains a supportive fiscal stance, and contains major steps to revitalise the property sector. Spending to attract foreign visitors to Hong Kong and support businesses was stepped up... 28th February 2024 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update RBNZ’s tightening bias is on borrowed time The Reserve Bank of New Zealand handed down another hawkish hold at its meeting today. However, with inflation on track to return to its 1-3% target by mid-year, we still expect the Bank to start... 28th February 2024 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Monthly CPI Indicator (Jan. 24) 28th February 2024 · 2 mins read
Japan Economics Update Trump tariffs a net negative for Japan in the long run We estimate that in the near-term, the drag on Japan’s exports resulting from of a universal 10% US import tariff could be nearly offset by Japan gaining market share at the expense of China in... 26th February 2024 · 4 mins read
China Economics Weekly New developer financing scheme shows promise The record 25bp cut to the 5Y Loan Prime Rate, the benchmark for price mortgages, captured the headlines this week. But of greater importance to China's property sector is the new "real estate... 23rd February 2024 · 6 mins read
India Economics Weekly RBI minutes highlight first signs of dissent The minutes of the Reserve Bank’s February policy meeting released this week show the first signs of dissent as MPC member Jayanth Varma argued that a cut to the repo rate would be prudent to show... 23rd February 2024 · 4 mins read
