Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Nicholas Chia

Centennial Asia Advisors deliver timely and accurate economic and political analysis to investors, focused on anticipating key turning points that affect the client’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Clients include public agencies and central banks, as well as fund managers and investment banks. The company draws strength from its flexibility to tailor products to fit client’s specific interests. It provides detailed macro-economic forecasts, scenario analysis and timely assessments of how specific major economic and political developments may affect a client’s areas of interest. At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way.

Economist

Asian Economic Trends: Inflation - Brace for Rate Hikes

Asian Economic Trends - Monetary Policy and Inflation

Asian Economic Trends - Inflation and Exports

Asian Economic Trends - Monetary Policy and External Accounts

Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

Centennial Asia Advisors is an independent research and advisory firm that works with governments, multilateral institutions, financial firms and leading MNCs.

Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

Macroeconomics

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<strong>Indonesia’s CPI rose 3.4% y/y in Mar 18, </strong>compared to +3.2% in Feb 18 following two successive months of disinflation, mainly due to food prices rising by 4.2% y/y, a 13-month high. Core inflation remained low - 2.7% y/y in March from the record-low +2.6% y/y in February. These figures are still very low in historic terms.</li>
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<strong>The Philippines’ inflation surged to a multi-year high of 4.3% in Mar 18</strong>. Stirring inflation is attributed to the…</li>
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Asian inflation largely well-behaved but brace for rate hikes

Indonesia’s CPI rose 3.4% y/y in Mar 18, compared to +3.2% in Feb 18 following two successive months of disinflation, mainly due to food prices rising by 4.2% y/y, a 13-month high. Core inflation remained low - 2.7% y/y in March from the record-low +2.6% y/y in February. These figures are still very low in historic terms.

The Philippines’ inflation surged to a multi-year high of 4.3% in Mar 18. Stirring inflation is attributed to the…


Asia Economic Trends - Inflation