Economy

Although exports of goods and services surged in H110 by an impressive 51.4% and 31.8% y-o-y, respectively, imports of goods and services grew even faster with corresponding growth... 2010-09-03

Hong Kong's trade deficit eased to HKD30.5bn (US$3.9bn)in July from HKD30.6bn in June. Trade imports surged 24.9% while exports grew 23.3% y-o-y in July, slower than the 31.0% and 26.7%... 2010-09-03

In line with our expectations, South Korea's unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in July, up from 3.5% in June. However, we are not overly concerned as the increase is largely due to the... 2010-09-03

With the recent announcement by the central government that as many as 5.8mn new public housing units will be built in China over the next year to help alleviate housing shortage concerns,... 2010-09-03

The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ticked up to 51.9 in August after falling to 49.4 in July, while China's Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) index rose to 51.7... 2010-09-01

With the recent announcement by the central government that as many as 5.8mn new public housing units will be built in China over the next year to help alleviate housing shortage concerns,... 2010-08-27

Since the People's Bank of China announced it would allow greater yuan flexibility back in June, allowing more two-way trade, we have seen just that. The CNY/US$ rate strengthened from... 2010-08-26

BMI View: Taiwan's industrial production growth decelerated from 24.7% y-o-y in June to 20.7% y-o-y in July, with the seasonally adjusted data showing a 0.6% m-o-m contraction, in... 2010-08-25

Hong Kong's economy expanded by an impressive 6.5% y-o-y in Q210, but we caution that a downturn is looming on the back of weaker external conditions. An outright contraction is still... 2010-08-16

South Korea's industrial production expanded for the twelfth consecutive month. Output grew by 16.9% y-o-y and 1.4% m-o-m in June, following revised growth figures of 21.7%y-o-y and... 2010-08-02