Economy

The South Korean economy cooled in Q211, with real GDP growth coming in at 3.4% quarter-on-quarter annualised, down from 5.3% in Q111. This decline in momentum is in line with our view... 2011-07-29

South Korea

Hong Kong

Taiwan's headline consumer price inflation (CPI) accelerated in May to 1.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 1.3% in April, hitting the highest level in 15 months. The pace of increase was... 2011-06-30

Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department reported an increase in the merchandise trade deficit to HKD35.69bn (US$4.58bn) in May, compared with HKD25.09bn (US$3.22bn) a year ago.... 2011-06-30

South Korea's current account surplus increased to US$2.3bn in May, up from the revised US$1.3bn in April, the highest level of surplus in the past seven months. The increase is attributed... 2011-06-30

Labour market conditions in South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore appear to be firmer than those in Hong Kong. We believe Hong Kong's unemployment rate has bottomed out, and this relative... 2011-06-23

We expect Hong Kong's consumer price inflation (CPI) to remain stubbornly high in the short run due to elevated inflation in the mainland, and we are bumping up our 2011 Hong Kong average... 2011-06-22

The emerging Asian growth boom is beginning to show signs of succumbing to the stresses of high oil prices, higher interest rates, stronger currencies, and the supply chain disruptions... 2011-06-21

Taiwan's current account surplus widened to US$10.8bn in Q111 from US$10.3bn in Q110, boosted by a strong services surplus. We see further upside potential for the services account,... 2011-06-06