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

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India: Stirring Economy Prompts RBI to Act

India: Economy Improves but Inflation Risks Rise as Well

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>Factory output edged up 4.9% y/y in Apr 18</strong>, from +4.6% y/y in Mar 18. This was primarily driven by robust manufacturing, rose 5.2% y/y from +4.7% y/y in March. Significantly, capital goods were also up 13.1% y/y in Apr 18, reversing from the 5.7% contraction in the previous month.</li>
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<strong>Headline CPI rose to its highest this year (+4.9%) in May 18</strong>. There were broad-based increases in inflation across all components, with the exception of housing, which eased marginally. Core inflation rose 6.2% y/y in…</li>
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Factory output edged up 4.9% y/y in Apr 18, from +4.6% y/y in Mar 18. This was primarily driven by robust manufacturing, rose 5.2% y/y from +4.7% y/y in March. Significantly, capital goods were also up 13.1% y/y in Apr 18, reversing from the 5.7% contraction in the previous month.

Headline CPI rose to its highest this year (+4.9%) in May 18. There were broad-based increases in inflation across all components, with the exception of housing, which eased marginally. Core inflation rose 6.2% y/y in…


Inflation a Concern as Economy Is Still on the Bounce