Economy
S&P raises Philippines to investment grade
Second major agency to do so.
Indonesia's inflation dipped to 5.57%
Highest increase on property and fuel group.
Thailand's inflation predicted to surge to 3% in April
Price pressure on consumer goods was muted.
Chart of the Day: Completed homes to hit 30,408 units by end-2013
It's over 1.5 times the average increase.
7 in 10 Singaporeans get the jitters in starting a business
What are they hesitating about?
7% of Singapore manufacturers predict disastrous business outlook
Only a few are optimistic.
Singapore core inflation pegged to hit 2% in 2H
Fiscal stance to be expansionary.
Korea's industrial production shrank 3% in March
Will rate cut follow next?
Taiwan's 1Q13 GDP slumped to 1.5%
Blame it on sluggish exports, private consumption.
Here's proof that Japan's stimulus policies are actually effective
IP hit a a 0.2% increase.
Here's how bad China's debt problem is
Non-financial sector debt was a little over 210% of GDP.
Chart of the Day: Tech output dropped for 24th straight month
It shrank 7.2% YoY.
Hope remains for battered Singapore manufacturing, exports: OCBC
Gradual rebound seen for remainder of 2013.
Singapore's 2013 budget surplus earmarked at $2.4b
That's 0.7% of GDP.
Singapore's wage growth to inch higher to 3%
Cost pressures high on services sector.
Indonesia inflation predicted to slip to 5.6% in April
Down from its 22-month high record.
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