Asia
Japan's manufacturing PMI dropped to an 8-month low
Dwindling export orders halt the index from rising.
China's manufacturing PMI slips to 51.4%
Extreme weather change and maintenance hindered manufacturing growth.
Vietnam's manufacturing growth grows to 52.5%
Automobile growth breathed back life into the sector.
Malaysian exports surge 32.5%
Imports also increased 30.4% in May.
Taiwan's industrial production grows to 3.1%
Higher demand for electronics could be pulling the country up.
Japan CPI inflation remains at 0.4%
Bleak output, wages, and outlook are halting growth in the country.
South Korea GDP growth slows to 2.7% in Q2
Poor exports blocked the country's room for economic growth.
Indonesia's headline inflation rises to 4.37%
Costs stayed high despite government efforts to keep them down.
Thai consumer spending to jump 4%
It will be curbed by higher levels of debt payments.
Asian infrastructure spending to hit US$52t
China, India, and Japan will take up 40% of the global infrastructure spending need.
Malaysian business confidence inches up for Q3
But optimism towards construction and mining sectors contract.
China's economic growth poised to hit 6.9% in Q2
Thanks to strong manufacturing and services sector expansion.
Asian countries' economic growth to hit 5.9% this year
South Asia will register the strongest growth at 7%.
Thailand's exports up 11.7% to US$20.3b in June
Thanks to foreign markets’ robust orders.
Chinese tourism expected to boom in 2020
Chinese tourists’ overseas spending could hit US$429b.
Indonesia's GDP grew 5% in Q1
This is based on results from a retail sales survey. According to OCBC Investment Research, Bank Indonesia’s Retail Sales Survey reveals that Indonesia’s GDP grew 5.0% y-o-y in 1Q17, and is expected to grow 5.1% to 5.2% YoY for 2017 according to recent comments by Bank Indonesia’s deputy governor. In addition, real sales growth in Indonesia grew 4.2% y-o-y in March, with the growth mainly driven by spending on food.