Drop in: Asia’s macro and market vulnerabilities from the Middle East war

War in the Middle East has triggered a brutal sell-off in some Asian financial markets. But how much reflects profit-taking after hefty gains, and how much deeper concern about the macroeconomic impact of sharply higher energy prices?

On Thursday, 5th March at 08:30 GMT / 16:30 SGT, in this special online briefing, economists from our Asia and Markets teams will discuss the key vulnerabilities facing economies including Korea, Taiwan, India and Japan amid geopolitical upheaval and surging oil and gas prices.

During this 20-minute briefing, the team will answer your questions as they address key issues, including:

• The impact on Asian inflation and monetary policy from the spike in energy costs;
• How higher energy costs could affect the external positions of Asia’s economies;
• What Asia’s economic outlook means for returns from its financial markets.