Economy

South Korea's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in April from 4.0% in March. This is attributed to economic recovery that resulted in an increase in hiring by manufacturers... 2011-06-06

Hong Kong's consumer price inflation (CPI) accelerated to 4.6% in April from 4.4% in March, the highest reading since the onset of the global financial crisis. The government has since... 2011-06-03

South Korea's headline consumer price inflation slowed in May, coming in at 4.1% year-on-year from 4.2% in April, reaffirming our view that inflation peaked in March. Although we believe... 2011-06-03

We continue to believe that the slowdown in China's economic growth is set to intensify over the coming months and quarters. Ongoing energy supply problems, Japan-related supply chain... 2011-06-01

Our view that property prices across Asia will decline has started to play out, and looks set to gain traction in the coming months. The Australia and New Zealand property markets are... 2011-05-20

Hong Kong's economy expanded by an impressive 7.2% y-o-y in Q111, driven mainly by strong private consumption and net exports growth. Given the strong print, we are revising our 2011... 2011-05-16

Taiwan's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.4% in March from 4.6% in February, making it 19 straight months of improvement. Despite an increased labour force, the number... 2011-05-06

Hong Kong's retail sales surged a massive 26.0% y-o-y in March, a sharp improvement from the 8.5% gain recorded in February. The retail business sector was supported by strong inbound... 2011-05-06

South Korea's current account surplus widened in March, coming in at US$1.4bn from a revised US$1.1bn in February. Both goods exports and imports hit record highs, with the increase... 2011-05-06

BMI View: Our scepticism over China's ambitious railway infrastructure plans appears to have been warranted. In February 2011 we argued that China's excessive railway boom was overly... 2011-05-05