Singapore Budget, Unstable Stablecoins: Sunday Asia Briefing
A guide to the week ahead.
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With China out for the weeklong lunar new year holiday, attention turns to corporate earnings in Japan and Australia and to Indonesia’s election, with Singapore’s budget wrapping up the week on Friday. Here’s what to expect.
The big data. Quarterly GDP numbers could help the Bank of Japan decide whether to hike rates for the first time in 17 years, while the Philippines is debating whether to go the other way. India’s inflation may ease and Australian employment may bounce back a bit after December’s drop.