Economy
Indonesia's slight GDP dip is no cause for worry
Consumption and investment are still roaring.
China not likely to cut benchmark interest rates soon
The main focus of the People's Bank of China will be on liquidity management.
Indonesia Q3 GDP growth pegged at 6% YoY
Private consumption growth has been the underlying support to the economy.
Malaysia manufacturing forecast to remain sluggish
Export growth at the same time is unlikely to post any significant rebound anytime soon.
China's rebound to linger
Analyst says it is time to turn cautiously bullish on China.
Indonesia set for 6.1% YoY GDP growth
The economy has been resilient and is expected to remain so in the coming quarters.
Philippines headline inflation forecast to ease
Compared to 3.6% in September, it is pegged at 3.3% YoY in October.
Korea growth improves
This reduced the need to cut the benchmark repo rate of 2.75%.
China's Party Congress will focus on growth stabilisation
Structural reforms will be laid out.
Thailand inflation softer than expected
The BOT however is not likely to further cut its interest rate.
Indonesia inflation to trend up in 2013
Headline inflation forecast at 6.0-6.5%.
Taiwan's economy grew 1% YoY in 3Q
It was mainly driven by exports and gross capital formation.
Korea's growth bottoming out
Industrial production rose 0.8% MoM sa in September.
Chart of the Day: Here are the services sector's expectations for Q4
A weighted 19% of firms expressed a positive outlook.
Singapore's aging population is biggest hurdle to its strong rebound
Same goes for five other Asian countries.
India's tax revenue growth jump 9.1%
All thanks to robust growth for direct and indirect tax collection.
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