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China rebound, Thai election, new currency forecasts

Disruption from China’s reopening is fading faster than we had expected and we have revised up our GDP growth forecast for this year. As daily life in China returns to normal, spending at hotels, restaurants, cinemas and other in-person activities will surge. But these activities are not import intensive, and the boost from stronger growth in China for the rest of the region won’t be huge.

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