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Daniel Moss

Customers in a shopping area of Beijing. People have not shown much appetite for consumption, with retail sales performing especially badly in May 2026.

It’s too soon to breathe easy on China’s economy

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada is stepping up its courtship of Asia; the campaign was readily apparent in Singapore last week with a conference devoted to stronger ties with South-east Asia.
THE BOTTOM LINE

To win over Asia, Canada needs more than nice speeches

Vietnam's development still lags many peers that got into the low-cost manufacturing game far earlier.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Vietnam won’t let go of the global economy

The renminbi is up almost 4% against the US dollar, and on course for the best annual performance in five years.

Why the push for a stronger renminbi won’t go away

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto should break with his predecessors and offer a more grounded view of how fast the sprawling and densely populated archipelago can actually grow.

Indonesia should forget 8% growth and face reality

Governor Michele Bullock says policy is pretty close to neutral, a point that neither juices the economy nor constrains it.

Australia’s economy is suddenly in too good a place

The challenge of bumping up fertility rates is particularly acute in Asia, where the most successful economies are ensnared by rock-bottom birthrates and rapidly ageing societies.

How keeping up with the Joneses in parenting is crimping fertility

With steep duties attached to Chinese exports to the US, a decent portion of what was once destined for America must find buyers elsewhere.

Why this China shock will hit close to home

A baht that is too robust “destroys the country’s competitiveness”, says the Thai Chamber of Commerce chief. Businesses tend to prefer exchange rates that are weaker, rather than those that are strong.

A runaway currency is putting Thailand in a tight spot

Beijing has launched a campaign to curb the cut-throat competition that’s eroded profits and driven down wages. Addressing the spectre of deflation is good, but this resembles a shoot-the-messenger approach, says the writer.
THE BOTTOM LINE

China’s economy needs help, but will it come?

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