Malaysian inflation seen at 2.1% in 2015, BNM to stand pat
Mar 20, 2015 06:21 am UTC| Commentary
Malaysias inflation was 0.1% y/y in February (January: 1.0%), mildly above our projection of 0.0%, but below the consensus estimate of 0.2%.Inflation remains at its lowest levels since November 2009. Transport inflation...
Mar 20, 2015 06:17 am UTC| Commentary
Lloyds Bank notes the day ahead as follows... Coming in the aftermath of the Budget, public finance data for February will provide relatively little incremental insight into the medium-term outlook, but should confirm a...
Singapore inflation likely fell for a fourth consecutive month
Mar 20, 2015 06:05 am UTC| Commentary
Singapore will release February CPI inflation data on 23 March.Standard Chartered notes... We expect inflation to have declined 0.2% y/y, versus a 0.4% decrease in January. Inflation likely increased 0.2% m/m owing to...
Thailand February trade data to show a surplus
Mar 20, 2015 06:03 am UTC| Commentary
The customs-based trade data for February will be tentatively released over 23-25 March.Standard Chartered notes... We believe falling global oil prices will continue to benefit Thailands trade account through lower...
Taiwan IP growth likely slowed, jobless rate edged higher in February
Mar 20, 2015 06:01 am UTC| Commentary
Taiwan is scheduled to release February industrial production (IP) and unemployment data on 23 March.Standard Chartered notes... We expect IP growth to have slowed to 2.6% y/y in February, from 8.1% in January, owing to...
USD-SGD seen at 1.44 for mid-year
Mar 20, 2015 05:58 am UTC| Commentary
The prospective Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) policy decision comes against a rather unusual backdrop.The SGD is trading persistently below the estimate of the lower (-2%) limit for the currency against the NEER...
Mar 20, 2015 05:30 am UTC| Commentary
The short- and medium-term trends for USD-ZAR are higher.The weekly close above the key resistance area at 11.8723-8943 marks a major breakout for USDZAR after a period of consolidation, with 11.8723 marking the 24 October...
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