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NEWS ANALYSIS

Thailand’s election gamble stalls US trade talks, reform push

PM Anutin Charnvirakul’s move to dissolve parliament comes as tariffs and border tensions pressure the country’s economy

The Ifo Institute cut its growth forecast from 2025 to 2027, expecting growth of 0.1 per cent for this year, down from 0.2 per cent previously.

German economy stuck in slow lane, institutes say

A planned fiscal expansion from next year is set to provide limited momentum

Symptomatic of a "K-shaped" economy is divergent growth. On the consumer front, for example, wealthier individuals show resilience in discretionary spending, but lower-income consumers are grappling with rising fixed costs.
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Navigating the ‘K-shaped’ economy: a strategic lens for investors

Active management is non-negotiable in this fragmented and complex market landscape

The baht has strengthened by 5.6% against the US dollar so far this year, making it Asia’s second-best-performing currency.

Thai government says stimulus will lift GDP in Q4 but strong baht remains a concern

It will offer a new package, aimed at boosting investments by 200 billion to 300 billion baht in 2026

The Bank of England’s Financial Stability Report mentioned “resilience” eight times in 2015; by November 2024, the term had become the dominant theme in the text. This linguistic shift has become a systemic governing principle without operational meaning.

How ‘resilience’ became global finance’s mirage of strength

The borrowed metaphor now obscures more than it explains

Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, speaking at the "Islands of Growth" business forum in Singapore on Nov 18, 2025.

South-east Asia is ‘top of the map’ for economic opportunities: Indonesian minister

Citing Asean’s ‘robust’ growth rate, Airlangga Hartarto says the region can be a US$2 trillion economy by 2030

Investors in South-east Asia and the Middle East are interested in investing in Hong Kong and China companies, HKIC chief executive officer Clara Chan said.

Hong Kong’s investment firm reports HK$2 billion return in 2024

As at end-2024, the firm had used up under a fifth of its initial HK$62 billion kitty

The rupiah has hovered around 16,600 against the US dollar and weakened by more than 3% in the year to date, making it one of Asia’s weakest currencies.

Weak rupiah, capital outflows could complicate Indonesia’s redenomination plan: analysts

The country’s plan to simplify the rupiah’s nominal value has resurfaced repeatedly over the past decade

Australia's inflation is now expected to stay above the 2 to 3 per cent target band until at least mid 2026.

Australia’s economic capacity remains tight, RBA official says

This is the tightest the economy has been in a recovery since the early 1980s

Analysts warn that deflationary pressures on the world’s second-largest economy are not yet over, and the government may have to roll out additional policy measures to spur demand.

China’s factory-gate deflation eases in October; consumer prices rise

Government stepping up efforts to curb over-capacity and cut-throat competition