Asia Economics Update Emerging Asia PMIs point to further slowdown October manufacturing PMIs for Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, Korea and India released today remained weak, and are at or around their lowest levels since the 2008-09 global financial crisis. With... 1st November 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Export weakness not Taiwan's only concern Taiwan always struggles when global demand slows and the coming year will be no exception. But the relative weakness of Taiwan’s labour market is a second reason to think that GDP growth in 2012 will... 31st October 2011 · 1 min read
Global Economics Focus Sovereign Debt: are the emerging markets immune? Emerging markets are not immune from the deepening debt crisis in the developed world, but most are well-placed to deal with the fallout. China faces a difficult structural transition of its own but... 21st October 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Asia set to weaken but still outperform A slowdown in developed economies in 2012-13 is set to pull down growth in emerging Asia to a below-trend pace. However, the region’s healthy fundamentals mean that emerging Asia should once again be... 6th October 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Asia manufacturing weakens further September PMIs for Asia released over the past couple of days remained weak. Although Asia is relatively well-placed to withstand weaker global demand, the recent PMIs reinforce our view that Asian... 5th October 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Chart Pack Supply-chain disruptions temporarily hit growth Q2 GDP figures reported so far within emerging Asia have tended to be weak, with some analysts suggesting that sluggish growth in the US and euro-zone have stalled growth in Asia. This seems premature... 27th August 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Emerging Asia PMIs fall sharply Purchasing Manager Indices (PMIs) released over the past two days for India, Taiwan, Australia and Singapore all worsened considerably. Manufacturing across Asia is likely to remain subdued for the... 3rd August 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Interest rates to rise in the Philippines The Philippines’ central bank (BSP) will announce its latest policy decision on Thursday. As with elsewhere in the region, the BSP faces a dilemma as it looks to keep inflationary pressures under... 26th July 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Chart Pack Global risks may delay policy tightening Inflation remains a concern across most of the region. Central banks in Taiwan and Thailand have hiked their policy rates in recent weeks, while the central bank in Malaysia increased its reserve... 22nd July 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Taiwan’s slow tightening cycle still has far to go Taiwan’s slow pace of interest rate hikes is likely to continue into next year against a backdrop of strong economic growth and lingering property price concerns. 1st July 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook End of Asia’s policy tightening in sight Policy rates across Emerging Asia are likely to rise further towards pre-crisis levels in the coming months. However,tightening cycles should end next year with rates below their 2008 peaks. Most... 1st July 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Asia's manufacturing growth slow Manufacturing PMIs for March, released overnight and today, remained buoyant for India, but declined in Korea, Taiwan and dropped even more sharply in Australia. New export orders accelerated for both... 1st April 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Taiwan rate outlook hinges on property Following today’s expected rate hike, the outlook for monetary policy in Taiwan depends largely on what happens to property prices. As things stand, rates are likely to rise again at the next... 31st March 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Set for above-trend growth GDP growth across Emerging Asia has slowed, but is likely to pick up again soon. Domestic demand, trade between the emerging markets, as well as policy flexibility, will cushion the downside... 22nd February 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Taiwan's household spending still a weak spot Taiwan continued to outperform most expectations at the end of 2010 thanks to strong export growth. But the relative weakness of household spending means that the economy is likely to underperform if... 31st 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
