India's production numbers due today
Dec 11, 2015 02:36 am UTC| Commentary
Oct industrial production data is due today and favourable base effects are likely to sharply lift the headline print. Oct IP is expected to rise 6.6% YoY from 3.6% the month before. Besides base effects, higher...
Fiscal spending is crucial for Indonesia's GDP growth outlook
Dec 11, 2015 02:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy
While GDP growth is expected to tick higher to 5.2% in 2016, and probably to around 5.5% in 2017, President Widodos target of 7% GDP growth by 2019 seems a stretch. That several members of the cabinet still talk about the...
Fiscal spending is crucial for Indonesia's GDP growth outlook
Dec 11, 2015 02:25 am UTC| Commentary
While GDP growth is expected to tick higher to 5.2% in 2016, and probably to around 5.5% in 2017, President Widodos target of 7% GDP growth by 2019 seems a stretch. That several members of the cabinet still talk about the...
Economic reform is crucial to sustain long-term growth in Vietnam
Dec 11, 2015 02:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The economy will likely report a solid growth performance of 6.6% for this year. But to sustain the sanguine economic outlook in the long-term, reforms will be crucial. In this regard, a steady process is already underway....
Eyes on South Korea's new inflation target
Dec 11, 2015 01:52 am UTC| Commentary
The Bank of Korea held rates steady at 1.50% yesterday in a unanimous vote. The tone in the policy statement was slightly less confident than in the previous month, with a phrase added saying that the improvement in...
Dec 11, 2015 00:51 am UTC| Commentary
The stimulus package announced by ECB President Draghi at the December policy meeting underwhelmed market expectations. Having previously indicated that we will do what we must to raise inflation as quickly as possible, in...
Dec 11, 2015 00:22 am UTC| Commentary
A continued fall in oil prices and the heightened prospect of an upcoming rise in US interest rates has pushed USD/CAD to a new 11½ year high above 1.35 in recent days. While the move has largely reflected a...
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