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ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
Aug 24, 2018
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 27 August 2018
- Bank of Korea policy meeting
- India second quarter GDP release
- Japan's production, retail and jobless data
- US GDP and price data updates
- Special focus on US-China trade war
The coming week sees important updates to Japan's economic data flow, as well as second quarter economic growth for India. Policy action comes from South Korea. Other highlights include second quarter growth and price updates for the US, as well as inflation numbers for the Eurozone.
With policy decisions and economic trends likely to be influenced by on-going trade tensions, our special focus this week delves deeper into the escalating US trade spat with China.
Download the article for a full diary of key economic releases.
Contact for further APAC commentary: Rajiv.Biswas@ihsmarkit.com or Bernard.Aw@ihsmarkit.com
Contact for European and US PMI commentary: chris.williamson@ihsmarkit.com
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Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™) data are compiled by IHS Markit for more than 40 economies worldwide. The monthly data are derived from surveys of senior executives at private sector companies, and are available only via subscription. The PMI dataset features a headline number, which indicates the overall health of an economy, and sub-indices, which provide insights into other key economic drivers such as GDP, inflation, exports, capacity utilization, employment and inventories. The PMI data are used by financial and corporate professionals to better understand where economies and markets are headed, and to uncover opportunities.
This article was published by S&P Global Market Intelligence and not by S&P Global Ratings, which is a separately managed division of S&P Global.
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