Economy

We believe the appreciatory trend in the Malaysian ringgit will remain intact in 2011, and we see the currency strengthening towards MYR2.9000/US$ by December 2011, from MYR3.0265/US$... 2010-03-31

We expect the persistent food shortage and rebuilding efforts following the recent spate of typhoons which devastated parts of the Philippines -including Typhoon Ketsana which destroyed... 2010-03-30

In view of improving global trade and the beginning of Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM's) interest rate hike cycle, we expect the central bank to allow the Malaysian ringgit to gradually... 2010-03-30

Forecast

Indonesia's economic fundamentals are strongly supportive of stronger rupiah. Indeed, with strong domestic demand and a heavy exposure to commodities, the longer-term outlook for... 2010-03-04

In line with the decline in the global economy in 2009, Singapore's total trade flows fell dramatically, with import growth registering a sharper drop compared to export growth. Going... 2010-03-04

January's headline inflation rate came in at 2.4% y-o-y, accelerating from the 2.2% figure in December 2010. We believe the recent rise in commodity prices, as well as our expectations... 2010-03-03

Despite the aggressive budget spending in 2009, Singapore's fiscal position is secure over the medium term. Indeed, we are projecting only a mild primary deficit of SGD2.6bn (US$1.86bn,... 2010-02-04

Indonesia is one of very few countries which managed to reduce the unemployment rate through 2009 in spite of the global downturn. Indeed, the unemployment rate actually fell from... 2010-02-04

The Philippine economy expanded by 0.9% in 2009, which was slightly higher than our 0.8% estimate. Going forward, remittance-driven consumption will serve as a key driver of real... 2010-01-29