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 Have Australia’s shoppers gone on strike? Sluggish retail sales have prompted media reports that Australia’s shoppers have gone on strike. However, overall consumer spending has held up much better. The upshot is that we do not expect the... 6th 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 Australia’s cash rate more likely to rise than fall The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held its cash rate at 4.75% today, as was widely anticipated. A run of poor economic data has prompted market participants to expect that the next move in the cash... 6th 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 Australia's cash rate still likely to be hiked this year The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held its cash rate at 4.75% today, as expected. The global economy looks to be slowing, but above-trend growth is nonetheless still likely in Australia and there is... 7th June 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Australia's economic weakness will not last long Today’s Q1 GDP data show that Australia’s economy contracted in early 2011 at its fastest pace since the 1991 recession. However, the weakness was down to local floods and Cyclone Yasi. Growth will... 1st June 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Australia set for above-trend growth Australia’s Q1 GDP data will be released on Wednesday and are likely to show that the economy contracted in early 2011. However, the weakness was mainly down to local floods and Cyclone Yasi. Growth... 30th May 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Australia still targeting a quick return to budget surplus Despite recent natural disasters, Australia’s government stuck to its aim of moving back into a surplus by 2012-13 in today’s federal budget. The goal is likely to be achieved given the prospect of... 10th May 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Australia's monetary tightening on course to resume this year The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held its cash rate at 4.75% today, as expected. Nonetheless, core inflation rose in Q1 while above-trend GDP growth looks likely over 2011-12. The upshot is that we... 3rd May 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Australia's monetary tightening will resume this year The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held its cash rate at 4.75% today, as was universally expected. Nonetheless, above-trend GDP growth still looks likely in 2011-12 and will eventually lift price... 5th April 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 Australia's mining boom to bring above-trend growth Australia’s economy grew at a faster pace at the end of last year than in Q3, as expected. Recent natural disasters will lower GDP in this quarter but the outlook is positive. Growth should accelerate... 2nd March 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Australia's central bank still likely to hike this year The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is virtually certain to keep its cash rate on hold at 4.75% on Tuesday. Low inflation, sluggish household spending, and the uncertainty created by the recent... 28th February 2011 · 1 min read
