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News Highlights - Week of 7 - 11 November 2011
Bank Indonesia (BI) decided last week to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps), bringing the BI rate to a record-low 6.0%. The Republic of Korea and Malaysia decided to keep their policy rates unchanged. The Bank of Korea left its 7-day repurchase rate at 3.25% while Bank Negara Malaysia held its benchmark overnight policy rate at 3.0%. Deepening turmoil in Europe and the global economic slowdown have shifted the policy focus of the region's central banks from containing inflationary risks to sustaining domestic growth.
*In the People's Republic of China (PRC), consumer price inflation eased for the third consecutive month to 5.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) in October from 6.1% in September due to a decline in food prices. At the same time, producer prices grew 5.0% y-o-y in October from 6.5% in September due to a decline in production material prices. Retail sales and industrial production growth also slowed in October to 17.2% and 13.2% y-o-y, respectively.
*Hong Kong, China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth eased to 4.2% y-o-y in 3Q11 from 5.1% in the previous quarter. Indonesia's GDP expanded 6.5% y-o-y in 3Q11, the same pace of growth recorded in 2Q11. Japan's GDP grew at an annualized rate of 6.0% in 3Q11. Malaysia's industrial production index rose only 2.5% y-o-y in September compared with a revised increase of 3.7% in August. Meanwhile, core machinery orders in Japan fell 8.2% month-on-month (m-o-m) in September and manufacturers expect a further drop in 4Q11.
*Last week, Fitch Ratings affirmed the Republic of Korea's foreign currency (FCY) long-term issuer default rating at A+ and revised its outlook from stable to positive. The rating agency also affirmed its local currency (LCY) long-term issuer default rating at AA with a stable outlook.
*The PRC posted its lowest rate of export growth in 8 months at 15.9% y-o-y in October, while import growth accelerated to 28.7%, resulting in the monthly trade surplus declining to US$17.0 billion. In the Philippines, exports declined 27.4% y-o-y in September to reach their lowest level since April 2009. Indonesia posted a balance of payments deficit of US$4.0 billion in 3Q11 from a surplus of US$11.9 billion in 2Q11, while its current account remained positive at US$0.2 billion.
*Malaysia's national mortgage corporation, Cagamas Bhd, issued MYR1.0 billion in medium-term notes (MTNs) last week. Pengurusan Air sold MYR430 million worth of 10-year Islamic MTNs that carry an annual profit rate of 4.16%. Meanwhile, Singapore's Ascott Capital sold SGD200 million of 5-year bonds at 3.8% last week and Straits Trading issued SGD225 million of 5-year notes at 4.3%. Lafarge Shui On Cement issued its first CNH bonds last week. The CNH1.5 billion 3-year bonds carry a coupon of 9.0%.
*Korea Finance Corp. priced US$750 million worth of 10-year bonds at a coupon rate of 4.625%. Proceeds from the bond sale will be used for the corporation's foreign currency lending and general operations. Also, Korea Development Bank plans to start a program to issue up to MYR3.5 billion of Islamic and conventional bonds in Malaysia.
*Government bond yields fell last week for all tenors in the Republic of Korea, and for most tenors in the PRC; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines and Singapore. Yields rose for most tenors in Thailand and Viet Nam. Yield spreads between 2- and 10- year maturities widened in Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore, while spreads narrowed in other emerging East Asian markets.
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