Economy
Malaysia shocks peers with 5.2% economic growth
Malaysia shocks peers with 5.2% economic growth
Thanks to rocketing domestic demand and investment spending.
Philippines to hit 5.6% full-year growth for 2012
Growth may ease in H2 but headline data still gives a glimpse of positive results.
Taiwan's export orders to edge up to 2%
And industrial production is also foreseen to increase to 4.7%.
Singapore NODX rebounds to 7.9% for the first time in two months
Thanks to shipments to the US.
Chart of the Day: Electronics shipments contract
For the third straight month at that.
Daily briefing: Singapore is the Israel of Southeast Asia?
At least that’s what a political science lecturer at Yale University claims.
Hong Kong Q3 rebound suggests slowdown has hit bottom
Modest recovery underway, says Hang Seng Bank.
Japan at risk of entering 3rd technical recession
The country has downgraded its economic assessment for a fourth month.
GDP results blamed on exports
Final data trumped even the most conservative of forecasts.
Here's what the latest economic figures mean
Q3 GDP was revised down.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's export competitiveness deteriorates
This hurts the manufacturing sector.
South Korea not too worried about household debt
BOK says it does not pose any systemic risk at this point.
Philippine exports up 22.8% in September
Consensus expectation was a mere 4.6% increase.
Indonesia economy 'well-grounded'
Short-term forecast is 6% annual growth.
Malaysia's public debt remains a concern
FDI levels have yet to return to pre-crisis state.
GDP growth forecast to register a mere 1.8%
Analyst says 2013 will not be great either.
Chart of the Day: Disappointing manufacturing figures to drag down GDP
No thanks to the poor performance of both electronics and the pharmaceutical industries.
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