China Crisis Series

Explainer: what's going on with China's economy?

Jan 21, 2016 01:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

China has posted its lowest annual GDP growth since 1990. The slowdown is seen as a major concern for some investors, but against a backdrop of disappointing consumer spending, intensifying deflationary pressures, tepid...

Solid US labor markets data suggests slowdown to a short-lived

Jan 20, 2016 16:37 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Labor market activity is a coincident indicator with GDP growth. Historical evidence shows that declining employment growth and a stable or rising unemployment rate has pre-dated every US recession since 1960. For now,...

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Chinese economic growth slows in 2015, consistent with expectations

Jan 19, 2016 17:12 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Year-over-year real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 6.8% (consensus: 6.9%) in the fourth quarter of 2015. With this last data point, growth for 2015 comes in at 6.9%, in line with the 6.8% forecast, but down from 7.3%...

Fitch: Indonesia Rate Cut Not Likely To Boost Lending Soon

Jan 19, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Economy

Bank Indonesias 25bps rate cut last week signals a more pro-growth monetary policy stance, but is not likely to significantly boost bank lending growth in the near term, says Fitch Ratings.Subdued GDP growth and lower...

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China’s GDP slides yet again year-on-year in Q4 2015

Jan 19, 2016 03:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Chinas GDP came in below expectations as it slid yet again year-on-year in quarter 4. During October- December period Chinas economy fell to an annualized 6.8% according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), down...

Increased labour market slack in S.Korea likely to limit service inflation

Jan 18, 2016 12:37 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

South Korean service inflation have posted a steady growth since early 2014 as it grew from 1.1 percent to 2.3 percent, with all the components in service inflation increasing over the last two years. The growth in...

Indonesia’s overall trade activity continues to be weak

Jan 15, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Indonesia recorded a trade deficit of USD 0.23bn in December, as compared with Barclays forecast of USD 0.1bn deficit. The overall trade activity in Indonesia continues to be weak. The nations energy sectors exports remain...