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

Asia Inflation: Central Banks In No Rush to Tighten, Evinced by RBI's Hawkish Pivot

Asian Monetary Policy: Hawkish Moves To Continue, Albeit In A Graduated Manner

Global Macro: Central Banks Kickstart Normalisation of Policy, with Asia Set to Follow Suit Soon

American Policy Risks Go Beyond Fed Monetary Tightening

Geo-Political Risks: Taiwan a Sticking Point, Not a Danger Point Yet

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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.

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Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

Macroeconomics

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<li>The BSP stood pat in last week's monetary policy meeting, but there remains the tail risk of a premature rate hike in 2Q22, depending on the pass-through from oil price.</li>
<li>RBI governor Das dismissed suggestions of stagflation and reiterated his view that inflation will moderate moving forward, vindicating the RBI's dovish stance.</li>
<li>The BoK got a new governor, who is known to be dovish. But, his hawkish remarks imply that the central bank is still on track to raise rates in April.</li>
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The BSP stood pat in last week's monetary policy meeting, but there remains the tail risk of a premature rate hike in 2Q22, depending on the pass-through from oil price.
RBI governor Das dismissed suggestions of stagflation and reiterated his view that inflation will moderate moving forward, vindicating the RBI's dovish stance.
The BoK got a new governor, who is known to be dovish. But, his hawkish remarks imply that the central bank is still on track to raise rates in April.


Asian Monetary Policy: No Abrupt Policy Shifts, For Now