East Asia Econ

Korea – no surprises from the BOK

No surprises today from the BOK: it still wants to see inflation come down further. But it was important that the bank once again highlighted upside risks to inflation from "exchange rate volatility".

Paul Cavey

May 23, 2024 • 1 min read

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East Asia Today

This is a bit later today, as I was going through the conclusions of Taiwan's CBC meeting. So that's included below, plus more details of China's August exports (providing further evidence of the re-acceleration in auto sales), as well as Japan's July machine orders.

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Taiwan – calmer macro, CBC on hold

Macro volatility – in inflation, growth, property prices and the TWD – eased in Q3, and it was no surprise that the CBC was on hold today. That won't change if AI demand growth slows. But the AI cycle has proven tough to forecast, and I'd expect the CBC will also be faced with more TWD strength.

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China – auto exports accelerating

China's trade data are published over the course of four releases each month. We are now onto the second, with three main takeaways: auto exports are accelerating again, import demand is up, and the trade surplus continues to broaden.