We expect monetary policy to continue to diverge across Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2022, with central banks in the advanced APAC economies (apart from...
APAC | Asia supply-chain disruptions easing but challenges remain
Posted by Sian Fenner on Dec 1, 2021
Following an easing in restrictions, Asia production is ramping up to meet strong global demand for consumer goods, auto parts, and electronics....
APAC | Tallying up how quickly APAC is likely to reopen
Posted by Sian Fenner on Nov 16, 2021
Most APAC economies are shifting towards living with Covid, but the easing of restrictions can be expected to vary across the region. We have...
APAC | Recovery Tracker points to stalling momentum
Posted by Lloyd Chan on Oct 20, 2021
Our new monthly Asia Pacific Recovery Tracker shows overall momentum stalling in recent months amid the Delta-driven surge in Covid cases and...
APAC | Weak growth limits inflation worries in the region
Posted by Priyanka Kishore on Oct 20, 2021
Inflation has been elevated in many Asian economies for several months now. Indeed, the Bank of Korea and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have...
Singapore | Resilient growth prompts an early start to tightening
Posted by Sung Eun Jung on Oct 15, 2021
In a surprise move, the Monetary Authority of Singapore today tightened monetary policy by slightly raising the slope of the Singapore Dollar Nominal...
APAC | Pandemic disrupts FDI, but prospects remain positive
Posted by Sian Fenner on Oct 12, 2021
We believe prospects for FDI inflows into APAC over the medium term remain strong, even though pandemic-driven supply disruptions and uncertainties...
APAC | Asia stronger today than in 2013 ahead of Fed taper
Posted by Sian Fenner on Sep 27, 2021
Notwithstanding Covid-related risks, we expect Asian currencies will show resilience in the face of tighter US monetary policy, particularly when...
APAC | Duelling currencies – the rise of the renminbi in Asia forex
Posted by Louis Kuijs on Sep 24, 2021
The role of the RMB is greatest where China is a major destination for manufacturing exports, suggesting that the degree of trade integration with...
Global | Assessing the risk of an inflation regime change
Posted by Adam Slater on Jun 2, 2021
Inflation in advanced economies is set to rise this year to the highest rate in a decade. This has sparked fears of a shift to a high inflation...