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Asia week ahead: Two key central bank meetings
Next week's Asia calendar features key central bank meetings in Australia and India. Meanwhile, Korea reports trade figures, China will release PMI, and we will also get a look at inflation readings from the region. China’s official PMI likely to show expansion China’s official PMI shows that manufacturing activity contracted for five consecutive months between March and August. Recently released data on Chinese industrial profits showed a rise after five consecutive contractions, which might signal that the economy has stabilised to a certain extent. We believe that the official manufacturing PMI for September ... (full story)