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

Global Manufacturing and Services Activity Broadly Holds Steady Despite Some Divergent Trends

US: Strong Economy yet Concerns Are Mounting

US: Too Strong for Comfort, and Asia Could Suffer

Sanguine Outlook on Global Growth yet Spillovers to Asia Could Be Limited

Global Manufacturing PMIs Point to Continued Growth in the Global Economy

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

Firm global demand underpins global trade:<ul>
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World trade volume growth up to 4.4% y/y in Apr 18 from 1.9% in March. Exports from emerging Asian economies swelled by 4.3% y/y, reversing the 2.9% y/y decline in Mar 18. However, expansion in import volumes of advanced economies edged down to 2.7% y/y in Apr 18 from the 3.3% rise in Mar 18.</li>
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US exports rose 13.4% y/y in May 18, up from +11.3% y/y in Apr 18. Imports grew 8.4% y/y in May 18, up from +8.0% y/y in Apr 18. Significantly, capital goods…</li>
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Firm global demand underpins global trade:

World trade volume growth up to 4.4% y/y in Apr 18 from 1.9% in March. Exports from emerging Asian economies swelled by 4.3% y/y, reversing the 2.9% y/y decline in Mar 18. However, expansion in import volumes of advanced economies edged down to 2.7% y/y in Apr 18 from the 3.3% rise in Mar 18.

US exports rose 13.4% y/y in May 18, up from +11.3% y/y in Apr 18. Imports grew 8.4% y/y in May 18, up from +8.0% y/y in Apr 18. Significantly, capital goods…


Positive Momentum for World Trade as Global Demand Soldiers On