· CN: The Feb CPI due Thursday is expected to increase by 2.5 per cent year-on-year (YOY)
· MY: Industrial production for Jan '10 will be on tap Thursday and hopes are high in the market for a double digit expansion in output following a 37.0 per cent YoY surge in exports
· PH: DBS's central projection continues to be for the reverse repo (borrowing) and repo (lending) rates to be lifted only in Q310
· Fixed income: Korea and the Philippines are both expected to keep their key policy rates unchanged on Thursday
(LONDON) The yen rose against the US dollar and the euro yesterday as investors pared back risky positions after strong Chinese data fuelled expectations that Beijing will take further steps to tighten monetary policy. 12/03/10