Economy

BMI View GDP growth in 2007 came in at 4.9%, slightly below our 5.0% forecast. We maintain our 5.1% forecast for 2008, but acknowledge considerable downside risks as South Korean... 2008-04-11

China's business climate index fell sharply in Q108 'due to the impact of the sudden weather storms and the global economic slowdown', according to the National Bureau of Statistics.... 2008-04-10

Despite exports rising by a faster-than-expected 7.6% y-o-y in February, the outlook for Hong Kong's merchandise trade remains increasingly uncertain, as weakness across the territory's... 2008-04-10

We are forecasting the yuan to rise by 9.0% against the dollar in 2008, but building domestic imbalances - largely as a result of the country's undervalued currency - have prompted... 2008-03-25

BMI View: The Chinese city of Xiamen stands to benefit greatly from an anticipated thaw in cross-Strait relations, if Ma Ying-jeou wins the Taiwanese presidency on March 22. A major... 2008-03-20

BMI View: GDP growth in 2007 came in at 4.9%, slightly below our 5.0% forecast. We maintain our 5.1% forecast for 2008, but acknowledge considerable downside risks as South Korean... 2008-03-07

Official View: Full-year GDP growth came in at a surprising 5.72% in 2007 after an impressive 6.39% y-o-y expansion in Q407. The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics... 2008-03-07

Hong Kong's purchasing managers' index (PMI) revealed that private-sector growth stagnated in February, following three years of steady expansion, underlining the threat weakening... 2008-03-06

In line with our view, consumer price growth accelerated to above 7.0% in January, as winter snow storms helped to push inflation to a 12-year high of 7.1%. Meanwhile, FDI inflows... 2008-03-05

The Hong Kong dollar has moved sharply higher of late, in line with broad-based US dollar weakness. However, with the Hong Kong dollar pegged to its US counterpart, the HKD will... 2008-03-03