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Date

13May2024

DeutscheBank

Research

Asia

China

India

Philippines

Economics

AsiaWeekAhead

Whatyouneedtoknow:13-17May

Weekahead

ChinaeconomicrecoveryislikelytobelargelyresilientinApril,assuggestedbyPMIreadingsandsomehigh-frequencydata.Industrialproductionisexpectedtoimproveslightlyto4.6%yoyfrom4.5%andfixedassetinvestmenttostayat4.5%.Retailsalesislikelytoimprovemoresignificantlyby0.4pptto3.5%yoy,supportedbytheQingmingHolidayactivities.WethinkPBOCwillholdMLFrateunchangedat2.5%foranothermonth,butweareaddinga25bpRRRcutforecastforMaytoinjectliquiditytoaccommodatetheincreaseingovernmentbondissuance.

WeareforecastingIndia’sAprilCPIinflationat5.0%yoy,slightlyhigherthanthe4.85%inMarchwiththeimpactofthefuelpricecutbehindus.Food&beveragespricesmomentumislikelytobearound+1.1%mom(8.4%yoy)inAprilvs.+0.16%mom(7.7%yoy)inMarch,whilecoreinflation(CPIexfoodandfuel)islikelytorise+0.33%mom(3.0%yoy)inAprilvs.+0.21%mom(3.31%yoy)inMarch.WeareforecastingApriltradedeficittobearoundUSD16.9bn,higherthantheUSD15.6bnoutturninMarch.Weexpectexportsandimportstorise4.6%yoyand8.2%yoyrespectively.InFY25,weexpectthecurrentaccountdeficittorisetoUSD35bn(0.9%ofGDP),from0.6%ofGDP(USD23bn),whichislikelytoresultinaBOPsurplusofaboutUSD55bn.

BSPislikelytokeepitspolicyunchanged,asinflationarypressureremainscontained(at3.8%inApril),whilegrowthroseto5.7%inQ1from5.5%inQ4,consistentwithourforecast.Thegovernmentexpectstheeconomytoexpandatleast6%thisyear,evenifratesremainhighforlonger.BSPwillremaincautiousaboutratecuts,waitingfortheFedinstead,althoughratehikeslookunlikely,barringsevereidiosyncraticpressureonthepeso.

Financialconditionindicators(FCIs)

AdvancedAsianeconomies'financialconditionshaveeasedacrosstheboard.HongKongFCIshaveextendedtheireasing,aftergainingaconsiderableimprovementinthepastmonth,largelyledbythereboundingstockmarket.Singapore,SouthKoreaandTaiwan'sFCIshavealsoimproved.

Weekinreview

ChinatourismactivitiescontinuedtoimproveduringLaborDayholiday,withvisitorsup7.6%andspendingup12.7%,respectively,fromthesameperiodlastyear.Butaveragespendingperpersonisstilllowerthanthe2019level.Wethinkthis

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IMPORTANTRESEARCHDISCLOSURESANDANALYSTCERTIFICATIONSLOCATEDINAPPENDIX1.MCI(P)041/10/2023.UNTIL19thMARCH2021INCOMPLETEDISCLOSUREINFORMATIONMAYHAVEBEENDISPLAYED,PLEASESEEAPPENDIX1FORFURTHERDETAILS.

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AdvancedAsia–financialconditions

Figure1:AdvancedAsiaFCIs

TA

SK

SG

HK

SD

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

-4

2021222324

Source:CEIC,BloombergFinanceLP,DeutscheBankresearch

Figure3:HongKongFCI

SD1.00.50.0-0.5-1.0-1.5-2.0

-2.5

marketsbanking

externalFCI

Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24

Source:CEIC,BloombergFinanceLP,DeutscheBankresearch

Figure5:SouthKoreaFCI

SDmarketsbanking

1.00.50.0-0.5-1.0-1.5

-2.0

externalFCI

Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24

Source:CEIC,BloombergFinanceLP,DeutscheBankresearch

Figure2:AdvancedAsiaFCIchanges

1W1M3M

SD

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

HKSGSKTA

Source:CEIC,BloombergFinanceLP,DeutscheBankresearch

Figure4:SingaporeFCI

SDmarketsbanking

1.00.50.0-0.5-1.0-1.5

-2.0

externalFCI

Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24

Source:CEIC,BloombergFinanceLP,DeutscheBankresearch

Figure6:TaiwanFCI

SDmarketsbanking

1.00.50.0-0.5-1.0-1.5

-2.0

externalFCI

Mar-23Jun-23Sep-23Dec-23Mar-24

Source:CEIC,BloombergFinanceLP,DeutscheBankresearch

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Figure7:Economicdiary

Country

Release

Period

DBExpected

Consensus

Actual

Previous

Monday,May6

GDP

Indonesia

Q1

5.1%

5.1%

5.1%

5.1%

Tuesday,May7

CPI

Taiwan

Apr-YoY

2.3%

2.1%

2.0%

2.1%

Wednesday,May8

Taiwan

Exports

Apr-YoY

16.3%

7.4%

4.3%

18.9%

Taiwan

Imports

Apr-YoY

18.8%

7.7%

6.6%

7.1%

Taiwan

Tradebalance

April

USD7.2bn

USD8.0bn

USD6.5bn

USD8.7bn

Thursday,May9

GDP

Phillipines

Q1

5.8%

5.9%

5.7%

5.5%

EventsandMeeting:BNMOvernightRate

3.00%

3.00%

3.00%

3.00%

Friday,May10

ChinaExports

Apr-YoY

4.0%

1.3%

1.5%

-7.5%

ChinaImports

Apr-YoY

3.0%

4.7%

8.4%

-1.9%

ChinaTradebalance

April

USD91.8bn

USD81.0bn

USD72.4bn

USD58.6bn

MalaysiaIndustrialProduction

Mar-YoY

0.5%

1.9%

3.1%

IndiaIndustrialProduction

Mar-YoY

7.0%

5.2%

5.7%

Saturday,May11

ChinaCPI

Apr-YoY

0.1%

0.2%

0.1%

ChinaPPI

Apr-YoY

-2.5%

-2.3%

-2.8%

Monday,May13

China

M2Growth

Apr-YoY

8.5%

8.3%

8.3%

CPI

India

Apr-YoY

5.0%

4.9%

4.9%

India

Exports

Apr-YoY

4.6%

-6.0%

India

Imports

Apr-YoY

8.2%

-0.7%

India

Tradebalance

April

-USD16.9bn

-USD17.2bn

-USD15.6bn

Wednesday,May15

EventsandMeeting:PBOCMLFRate

2.50%

2.50%

Thursday,May16

EventsandMeeting:BPSOvernightBorrowingRate

6.50%

6.50%

6.50%

6.50%

Friday,May17

SouthKoreaUnemploymentRate

Apr

2.8%

ChinaIndustrialProduction

Apr-YoY

4.6%

5.4%

4.5%

ChinaRetailSales

Apr-YoY

3.5%

3.8%

3.1%

ChinaFixedAssetInvestment,

Apr-YoYYtd

4.5%

4.6%

4.5%

Source:BloombergFinanceLP,DeutscheBankresearch

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Appendix1

ImportantDisclosures

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Theviewsexpressedinthisreportaccuratelyreflectthepersonalviewsoftheundersignedleadanalyst(s).Inaddition,theundersignedleadanalyst(s)hasnotandwillnotreceiveanycompensationforprovidingaspecificrecommendationorviewinthisreport.JulianaLee,KaushikDas,YiXiong.

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Derivativetransactionsinvolvenumerousrisksincludingmarket,counterpartydefaultandilliquidityrisk.Theappropriatenessoftheseproductsforusebyinvestorsdependsontheinvestors'owncircumstances,includingtheirtaxposition,theirregulatoryenvironmentandthenatureoftheirotherassetsandliabilities;assuch,investorsshouldtakeexpertlegalandfinancialadvicebeforeenteringintoanytransactionsimilartoorinspiredbythecontentsofthispublication.Theriskoflossinfuturestradingandoptions,foreignordomestic,canbesubstantial.Asaresultofthehighdegreeofleverageobtainableinfuturesandoptionstrading,lossesmaybeincurredthataregreaterthantheamountoffundsinitiallydeposited-uptotheoreticallyunlimitedlosses.Tradinginoptionsinvolvesriskandisnotsuitableforallinvestors.Priortobuyingorsellinganoption,investorsmustreviewthe'CharacteristicsandRisksofStandardizedOptions",at

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