Asia's industrial slowdown past its worst point

The manufacturing PMIs for December, released yesterday and today, improved in Taiwan and Korea and stayed above 50 in India and Singapore. Industrial activity across the region should gain traction in coming months, although probably not in Australia. Meanwhile, price pressures remain acute across much of Asia. The upshot is that more interest rate hikes are on the way.

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