In the media | 02 Mar 2023

Alex Holmes: Declining exports, worldwide implications

Alex Holmes, Senior Economist at Oxford Economics, is interviewed by Moh Heng Ying on BFM 89.9 The Business Station to discuss the key drivers of slumping Asia exports and its implication for the global economy.

Listen to the full interview below:

To download the related report, please visit here

The export slump isn’t over yet in APAC

For media enquiries on Asia, please contact:
Yu Sato
[email protected]

You may be interested in

Post

Japan’s on course for July rate hike, but risk of June increases

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its policy rate at 0.50% at Wednesday's meeting, as expected. Despite a marginally higher increase in pay than last year at the first round of the spring wage negotiations, our baseline view is for the BoJ to hike its policy rate only gradually due to concerns about the capacity of small firms to raise wages and the lacklustre rate of consumption.

Find Out More

Post

Japan’s supply-driven food inflation to persist longer than expected

We have revised our CPI forecast upwards for this year and next, due to more persistent supply side-driven food inflation, led by soaring prices of rice. Despite the significant revision to the short-term inflation path, we don't expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to react with a rate hike.

Find Out More

Post

Opportunities in Singapore could mitigate hit from US trade barriers

The slew of tariff proposals coming out of the US has added much uncertainty to the highly export-reliant Singapore economy. Given its status as a major shipping hub, potential gains from trade rerouting will probably offset some of the negative impacts of increased tariffs. The upshot is that although Singapore's prospects are dimmed, they remain relatively promising.

Find Out More