Thailand's 5% export growth target unlikely to be met this year
Jan 21, 2016 02:33 am UTC| Commentary
Thailand maintains its 5% export growth target this year. Note that, on sequential terms, there has been no improvement in export growth at the end of 2015. Given the 5% contraction last year and zero growth in both 2013...
A stable monetary policy stance likely to prevail for now in Malaysia
Jan 21, 2016 02:19 am UTC| Commentary
Bank Negara is likely to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3.25% in todays meeting. It is all about balancing the risks between growth and inflation. And CPI inflation has remained at elevated level while...
Taiwan's growth outlook in 1H16 will be very challenging
Jan 21, 2016 02:07 am UTC| Commentary
Taiwans leading indicator for exports deteriorated further. The data showed that export orders plunged -12.3% (YoY) in December15, far worse than -6.3% in the previous month. As the seasonal demand for electronics products...
Russia ready to resume rate cuts after easing pause extended
Jan 20, 2016 23:21 pm UTC| Commentary
Since October 2015, Central bank of Russia has kept the interest rate steady at 11%. More complete data provided further evidence that the recession bottomed out in Q2 2015 and began to show signs of stabilization in Q3....
Czech Republic likely to grow moderately in 2016
Jan 20, 2016 22:31 pm UTC| Commentary
(Correction: The article has been reproduced with due credits) The Czech economy performed exceptionally well in 2015, driven by improved absorption of EU funds, accommodative monetary policy, cheaper oil prices and low...
Market expectations on Brent for Q1 2016
Jan 20, 2016 22:00 pm UTC| Commentary
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Tuesday that the worlds oil market is not far from deepening the never-ending oversupply this year, and prices are likely to dip further in 2016 if this trend of...
OPEC upgrades its outlook for world oil demand for 2016
Jan 20, 2016 21:11 pm UTC| Commentary
Weak demand and worries over the worsening global oil surplus pressured prices over the prior trading week, with both WTI and Brent hitting their fresh multi-year lows. A global crude glut and slowing demand are major...
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