Singapore's prices may have continued to fall in April

May 22, 2015 10:52 am UTC| Commentary

Singapore will announce April inflation numbers on 25 May. Standard Chartered expects the headline number to remain in deflation territory for the sixth consecutive month at -0.3% y/y, similar to the March...

Philippine's GDP growth to remain healthy in Q1

May 22, 2015 10:47 am UTC| Commentary

The Philippines will release Q1-2015 GDP numbers on 28 May. GDP growth likely to have stayed at a healthy 6.3% y/y in Q1, versus 6.9% in Q4, according to Standard Chartered. Growth was likely supported by a strong pick-up...

Philippines likely to post narrowed trade deficit in March on stronger export growth

May 22, 2015 10:42 am UTC| Commentary

The Philippines will release March trade balance and import data on 26 May. Stnadard Started expects the trade balance to have narrowed to a deficit of USD 400mn, from a deficit of USD 837mn in February.Export growth...

Japan's core inflation likely at 0%; IP may have rebounded slightly

May 22, 2015 10:37 am UTC| Commentary

Japan will release key April economic data on 29 April, including core inflation, industrial production (IP), and job data. The core inflation is likely to have dropped to 0.0% y/y in April from 2.2% in March as the base...

Japan's retail sales likely improved m/m in April

May 22, 2015 10:32 am UTC| Commentary

Japan will release retail sales data on 28 May. Standard Chartered expects retail sales growth to have improved to 1.8% m/m (6.3% y/y) in April, from a decline of 1.9% m/m (-9.7% y/y) in March. Recovery in retail sales...

Japan's trade balance likely turned negative again in April

May 22, 2015 10:28 am UTC| Commentary

Japan will release April trade data on 25 May. Exports and imports are likely to have grown 5% and 1.5% y/y, according to Standard Chartered. The trade balance likely turned to a deficit of JPY 504bn from the March surplus...

Current account surplus likely for India's Q4-FY15

May 22, 2015 10:23 am UTC| Commentary

India likely to post a current account surplus of USD 6.8bn in Q4-FY15 (January-March 2015), the first since March 2007. Lower oil prices and still-sluggish domestic growth are the likely reasons for this. While a much...