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

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

Asian Monetary Policy: No Abrupt Policy Shifts, For Now

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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<li>Policy rates in Asia must rise in 2H22 as inflation picks up with a lag.</li>
<li>Bank Indonesia stood out for keeping rates unchanged even as the BSP raised rates by 25bps.</li>
<li>The BoK has raised its inflation forecasts. Minutes from the RBI June MPC meeting point to more hikes in 2H22.</li>
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Policy rates in Asia must rise in 2H22 as inflation picks up with a lag.
Bank Indonesia stood out for keeping rates unchanged even as the BSP raised rates by 25bps.
The BoK has raised its inflation forecasts. Minutes from the RBI June MPC meeting point to more hikes in 2H22.


Asian Monetary Policy: Upside Risk to Rates