inflation

The country is taking measures through trade, finance and monetary policy to spur growth amid numerous challenges.

Weak exports, inflation and a lack of foreign investment continue to weigh on the Southeast Asian nation; remittances are one bright spot.

As investors continue to parse financial data to figure out the next interest rate move from the Fed, there are conflicting opinions on what the future holds.

Investors are weighing up whether the old economic metric is still effective against new market dynamics, while determining what the yield curve’s shape implies for investors in Asia.

Newly appointed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor, Felipe Medalla, tells FinanceAsia about balancing different macroeconomic objectives and choosing the right policy in the face of supply side shocks.

High and rising inflation continues to pose challenges for fixed income instruments. Coupled with complex and rapidly-changing societies, economies and the environment, investors need more choice and flexibility to achieve both protection and performance.

Hong Kong-based Dr. Xiangrong Yu takes on responsibility for the bank’s views on China’s economy and policy. He shares with FA his thoughts on last week’s move by the PBOC’s to offer a RMB 1 trillion fiscal boost, as well as his concerns around inflation in 2H22.

Abenomics won another victory on Friday when inflation and industrial production data both showed strong improvement.