Economy

In line with our call, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kicked off its monetary easing cycle in April, albeit by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points (bps), taking the benchmark repo... 2012-05-04

Consumer price inflation (CPI) edged lower in March, coming in at 10.1% y-o-y, down from 10.4% in the previous month. Food inflation hit a 28-month low 8.3% y-o-y (down from 8.9%),... 2012-05-03

Posing upside risk on our end-FY2011/12 (July-June) consumer price inflation (CPI) forecast of 9.0%, the headline rate ticked up to 11.3% y-o-y in April, up from 10.8% in the previous... 2012-05-03

Given the Central Bank of Sri Lanka's (CBSL)'s largely unexpected slew of policy measures to combat overheating over the recent months (i.e. currency devaluations and policy rate hikes),... 2012-05-03

Even though Indian industrial production (IP) growth for the month of January surprised to the upside, coming in at a seven-month high 6.8% y-o-y (up from 2.5% in December), we believe... 2012-03-27

Headline consumer price inflation (CPI) ticked up for the second straight month in January to 11.0% y-o-y, from 10.1% in the preceding month, posing upside risk on our end-FY2011/12... 2012-03-27

For the second consecutive month, export growth witnessed an increase from the -4.9% y-o-y low in October 2011, coming in at 24.3% in December, according to the Central Bank of Sri... 2012-03-26

During the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY2011/12, July-January), Bangladesh achieved a cumulative current account surplus of US$462.0mn, with a goods trade deficit... 2012-03-26

In January, headline wholesale price inflation (WPI) dropped for the fourth straight month, bolstering our view that interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are imminent.... 2012-03-02

Headline consumer price inflation ticked up to 11.6% y-o-y in January, up from 10.6% in the previous month. Food inflation saw a marginal increase to 10.9% y-o-y (from 10.4%), while... 2012-03-01