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

US Economy: Hurricane Effect Muddies the Waters but Underlying Strengths Remain

US Economy: Despite Payrolls, Economy Is Strong Enough for Fed Normalisation

US Fed to Carry on with Monetary Normalisation in September 2017

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>Continuity on the monetary policy front</strong>: The latest FOMC meeting left both interest rate and balance sheet settings unchanged from the previous meeting. In acknowledging that the economy has been performing solidly despite the hurricanes with continued strengthening in the labour market, the FOMC was essentially hinting that the expected rate increase in December was still live. President Trump also nominated Fed governor Jerome Powell to be the next Federal Reserve Bank Chairman, replacing…</li></ul>


Continuity on the monetary policy front: The latest FOMC meeting left both interest rate and balance sheet settings unchanged from the previous meeting. In acknowledging that the economy has been performing solidly despite the hurricanes with continued strengthening in the labour market, the FOMC was essentially hinting that the expected rate increase in December was still live. President Trump also nominated Fed governor Jerome Powell to be the next Federal Reserve Bank Chairman, replacing…

US Tax Cuts: Short Term Boost to Asia, but Long-Term Risks Exist