Singapore's industrial production to remain patchy in coming months: Standard Chartered

Feb 20, 2015 08:06 am UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Standard Chartered: -Singapore will release January industrial production data on 26 February. We expect production to have risen 2.1% y/y, following a 1.9% contraction in December. -The y/y growth rate was...

Singapore's inflation to remain benign for full-year 2015 at 0.1%: Standard Chartered

Feb 20, 2015 08:05 am UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Standard Chartered: -The Department of Statistics will announce January CPI data on 23 February. We expect the headline print to have fallen 0.4% y/y, continuing the deflationary trend seen since November....

Philippines' trade balance likely to improve in coming months: Standard Chartered

Feb 20, 2015 08:04 am UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Standard Chartered: -The Philippines will release the December trade balance on 24 February. We expect a deficit of USD 558mn, turning from a USD 272mn surplus in November. December export numbers (released...

Japan's January core inflation likely to have slowed to 2.4% y/y: Standard Chartered

Feb 20, 2015 08:02 am UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Standard Chartered: -Japan will release key data for January on 27 February, including CPI, industrial production (IP), retail sales and job data. We expect core inflation (excluding fresh food) to have slowed...

Hong Kong's January exports probably stayed soft: Standard Chartered

Feb 20, 2015 08:00 am UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Standard Chartered: -Hong Kong will announce January trade data on 26 February. We forecast export growth at 1.0% y/y, up from 0.6% in December, as recovering shipments to the US offset persistent weakness in...

Hong Kong's Q4-2014 GDP likely hurt by political uncertainty: Standard Chartered

Feb 20, 2015 07:57 am UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Standard Chartered: -Hong Kong will announce Q4-2014 GDP and the budget for FY16 (year ending 31 March 2016) on 25 February. We expect headline GDP growth to have slowed to 1.8% y/y from 2.7% in Q3 as mass...

Hong Kong's inflation to edge lower only gradually: Standard Chartered

Feb 20, 2015 07:56 am UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Standard Chartered: -Hong Kong will announce January inflation numbers on 23 February. We expect headline inflation to come in at 4.8% y/y, down marginally from 4.9% in December. Lower oil prices were likely...