Asia Economics Update Expect another year of Singapore dollar gains Singapore data published yesterday and today showed Q4 GDP rebounded in q/q terms, residential property prices climbed too, while the December PMI also suggests that manufacturing will continue to... 4th January 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Asia's slowdown to bottom soon (Q4 10) The post-recession rebound in most of Latin America is showing signs of slowing but growth is likely to remain fairly strong over the coming quarters. We still expect the region to expand by around 4... 1st December 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Inflation concerns suggest Singapore dollar to rise further The upward revisions to Singapore’s Q3 GDP figures, published today, were small. The data will stay wild for some time yet and the economy will expand at a far slower pace in 2011 than will be the... 18th November 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Services will cushion Singapore's economic slowdown Singapore’s labour market stayed strong in Q3 while the October manufacturing sector PMI, published today, picked up and suggests that the slowdown in industry and exports is close to bottoming out... 2nd November 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Singapore adjusts to more normal and sustainable growth Industrial production data released today in Singapore surprised on the upside and suggests that Q3 GDP will be revised to show a less severe drop when new figures are published in November. The... 26th October 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Singapore tackles the inflation risk The currency war has yet to pull in Singapore. Data released today showed a large q/q annualised drop in Q3 GDP but the big surprise was the decision of the Monetary Authority of Singapore to tighten... 14th October 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Singapore to keep policy tight Singapore Q3 GDP, released on Thursday, is likely to show a sharp fall in q/q annualised terms but this will mainly just be pay-back from the spectacular gains seen in the first half of this year... 11th October 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Asia is re-balancing and will continue to lead (Q3 10) The global upswing is now regaining some traction and the threat of renewed financial crisis has diminished. However, the world recovery will stay weak and vulnerable to other risks such as deflation... 23rd September 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Asia's manufacturing boom is easing to a pace that can last The manufacturing PMIs declined in August. The global upswing is shifting to a slower pace but we expect that the industrial sector expansion in Asia will stabilise at trend rather than collapse. 3rd September 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Singapore to lead growth in Asia Preliminary Q2 GDP data from Singapore, released today, were stunningly strong yet again. Economic growth will ease during the rest of 2010 but domestic demand should limit the downside. The Singapore... 14th July 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Singapore still firing on all cylinders Strong April-May industrial output data suggest that Singapore will post another stunning q/q annualised GDP gain when the Q2 figures are released by mid-July. Even Singapore cannot keep this up but... 29th June 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Asia to keep going its own way (Q2 10) We expect the world recovery will lose momentum in 2010-11 but do not anticipate that the recent turmoil in the markets will derail the global upswing. The implication for Asia is that the regional... 27th May 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Singapore firing on all cylinders Preliminary Q1 GDP data from Singapore were stunningly strong and, as we had expected, encouraged the authorities to tighten monetary policy by allowing the currency to appreciate. Economic growth... 14th April 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Singapore set to tighten policy The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) meets on Wednesday and, we forecast, will shift to an appreciation bias on the SGD nominal effective exchange rate. Q1 GDP growth was almost certainly very... 12th April 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Singapore budget targets productivity growth The 2010 budget, published today, focused on structural reforms to enhance the already-high flexibility of Singapore’s economy. Global and regional conditions will become more challenging during the... 22nd February 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Upswings to stay impressive for a while (Q1 10) The trade-dependent economies will eventually see slower GDP growth later this year and in 2011 as the global upswing loses momentum. But Asia’s rebound will not come to a complete halt and growth, by... 19th February 2010 · 1 min read
