Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 22 October 2018
- Release of IHS Markit flash PMI surveys
- Bank Indonesia decides on monetary policy, as do ECB and Turkey
- US and South Korea Q3 GDP
- Inflation data for Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong
- Special focus on South Korea's aging population and its economic impact
The coming week sees the release of the flash October PMI surveys, which will provide important steers on economic growth and inflation trends in major economies at the start of the fourth quarter, as well as third quarter GDP numbers for the US. The ECB and Turkey are meanwhile meeting to set monetary policy, but in Asia eyes are focused on Bank Indonesia amid recent reports of capital controls.
Other data highlights for Asia include South Korean GDP, export orders, industrial output and retail sales data for Taiwan, as well as inflation figures for Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Our special focus this week looks at the economic impact of ageing demographics in South Korea.
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Contact for further APAC commentary: Rajiv.Biswas@ihsmarkit.com or Bernard.Aw@ihsmarkit.com
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