East Asia Econ

Japan – tight labour, sticky inflation

China – credit ratio high, M1 low

Korea – peak tightness, but no slack yet

Taiwan – wage growth still decent

Region – KWD v TWD

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Japan – the gradual rise in wages

China – deflation in November

China – trade not up, but not weak

Japan – ageing hits

Taiwan – inflation down, not yet out

Japan – tightening to loosen

Korea – CPI slowing again

Region – manufacturing cycle

Japan – deficient labour demand

China – soft floor, hard ceiling

Korea – actually, a bit doveish

China – PMIs drop further

Korea – not much change

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Taiwan – weaker consumption, stronger exports

Japan – blame politicians, not firms

Japan – inflation a little softer, services firm

Region – slow export turn

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