Economy

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

Taiwan's unemployment rate edged up slightly in June to 5.16% from 5.14% in May. The increase was partly attributed to the graduation season. In contrast, the seasonally-adjusted figures... 2010-08-02

The Chinese yuan's short-term appreciatory trend against the US dollar appears to have come to an end, despite the recent weakness of the dollar. The CNY/US$ exchange rate now stands... 2010-08-02

Hong Kong's annual inflation rate rose to 2.8% y-o-y in June, up from 2.5% y-o-y in May. This is in line with our expectations of a strong H110 showing for Hong Kong. However, we expect... 2010-07-30