Malaysia

Lower fuel pump prices and high year-ago base effects weighed on the CPI.

The exports of manufacturing and mining goods underpinned export growth.

The service revenues of the country's big 3 players will also inch up by 1% following a flattish year.

The construction sector will receive a boost as the government's resumes infrastructure spending.

The government has been actively suspending infra projects to shed debt.

The country is planning tax refunds equal to 2.6% of the GDP in Q3 2018.

This compares to $500m investments in 2017 and $700m in 2016.

Stock drawdown has decreased 1.4% in the GDP growth.

It has been driven by the continuing decrease in the mining sector and crude palm oil.

Analysts see downside risks to the oil price rally even in 2019.

Loan growth in August went up to 5.4%, the highest it reached in 2018.

It could likely hit the residential and commercial property segments.

Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, and Japan will be amongst the most affected by US tariffs on Chinese goods via supply chains.

It can create an equilibrium of low levels of workers and a large technological gap.

The bank has tied up with Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.

Analysts expect this to bolster consumer spending by at least 8%.