Asia Weekly: Korea’s political crisis, BI’s surprise cut, Trump and Asia

There are growing signs that the economy in Korea is being affected by the political crisis. This is one of the key reasons why we think the central bank will resume its easing cycle soon, following this week’s surprise hold. Meanwhile, we have adjusted our interest rate forecasts for Indonesia in response to this week’s unexpected cut and the dovish comments from Governor Warjiyo.

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