Asia
Australia / Economy
Japan officially ran its first annual trade deficit since 1980 last year, according to finance ministry data. The country's merchandise trade shortfall came in at a provisional JPY2.49trn in 2011 - a remarkable turnaround from the JPY6.63trn surplus clocked in the previous calendar year - and the key question for investors going forward is whether the trend of trade deficits is...
2012-01-25India / Economy
Despite a lack of bullish divergence on the relative strength index, the Indian rupee should enjoy a decent bounce against the US dollar given the currency's deeply-oversold nature...
2012-01-18Australia / Economy
Our long-held view of region-wide disinflation is now well underway, and it appears only a matter of time before Asia's central bankers turn to monetary easing in a bid to support...
2012-01-17Analysis on Fixed Income, Fx & Equity Markets
Australia
Japan officially ran its first annual trade deficit since 1980 last year, according to finance ministry data. The country's merchandise trade shortfall came in at a provisional JPY2.49trn...
2012-01-25Australia
Our long-held view of region-wide disinflation is now well underway, and it appears only a matter of time before Asia's central bankers turn to monetary easing in a bid to support...
2012-01-17Bangladesh
Leading indicators across emerging Asia are signalling a much deeper economic slowdown, if not an outright contraction, in the coming quarters. The lack of fiscal and monetary levers...
2011-12-06Japan
Less than a fortnight ago, with eurozone credit concerns reaching fever pitch, we thought it necessary to remind readers of Japan's perilous sovereign debt outlook
2011-11-28Bangladesh
BMI View: Asia's external creditworthiness remains structurally sound, but growing macro stresses - including the likelihood of recession in several countries - have caused some cyclical...
2012-01-12Bangladesh
Since our latest Sovereign Risk Ratings update for Asia, we observe a slight deterioration in the fiscal positions of a number of countries, which has helped reduce the regional average...
2011-06-23Bangladesh
BMI View: We continue to see few risks to Asian external creditworthiness over the medium term as stable fiscal and current account positions keep sovereign debt supply subdued. However,...
2010-09-09BMI View: Our core macro scenario for 2011 - specifically, a China-induced regional slowdown- is unlikely to derail Asia's sovereign creditworthiness too severely. While we expect some...
2010-06-17India
Despite a lack of bullish divergence on the relative strength index, the Indian rupee should enjoy a decent bounce against the US dollar given the currency's deeply-oversold nature...
2012-01-18Indonesia
We hold a bearish view on the IDR over the short term. Although Bank Indonesia (BI) has been intervening heavily of late in order to maintain the IDR9,000/US$ level, we do not believe...
2011-12-08India
Despite a lack of bullish divergence on the relative strength index, the Indian rupee should enjoy a decent bounce against the US dollar given the currency's deeply-oversold nature...
2011-09-28Thailand
The Thai baht's recent attempt to surpass its previous peak of THB29.50/US$ was interrupted by a sharp selloff across global risk assets. Following an impressive run in July where the...
2011-08-18
