Economy
India's industrial production growth slips 0.1% in June
It’s the fourth consecutive month of slowdown.
Manufacturing sector output extends winning streak in Q2
It grew 8.1% YoY in the second quarter.
Philippine central bank holds reverse repo rate at 3.0%
BSP also raised its inflation expectations for 2017 and 2018.
Malaysia IPI dips to 4.0% in June
Industrial output remained strong thanks to manufacturing, mining, and electricity sectors.
Non-oil domestic exports rise by 2.7% in Q2
Thanks to the strong electronic exports.
MAS keeps policy stance unchanged
The central bank's stance has remained the same for a year now.
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Singapore economy grew faster in Q2, up 2.9%
This is compared to the 2.5% growth in Q1.
Chemicals sector topped Asia's July manufacturing growth at 54.7
The fields of construction and machinery got dragged into contraction.
Indonesian GDP growth still at 5%
Its communications business field improved the most at 10.9%.
Malaysian foreign reserves rise to US$99.4b
This has been the highest amount in two years.
China's outbound investments may reach $1.5t in 10 years
Some of its recent policies focus on outbound investment.
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Philippine core inflation dips to 2.1% in July
And headline inflation rose to 2.8%.
Is Singapore's labour market bottoming out?
Unemployment rate inched lower to 3.1%.
Malaysian export growth hits six-month low at 10%
Net exports rose 34.7% to 24.1b in Q2.
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