Ong Sin Beng, JPMorgan
Ong Sin Beng, JPMorgan
16 March 2022
Across the ASEAN: How Volatile Commodity Prices Might Impact Southeast Asian Economies
The last few weeks has seen commodity prices trade in volatile fashion thanks in part to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But how sensitive are Southeast Asia's economies to these price swings? On Across the ASEAN, JP Ong spoke to Ong Sin Beng, JPMorgan's Chief Economist for Emerging Asia and the ASEAN, about the possible implications.
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15 July 2021
Assessing Singapore and China's GDP Releases Along with ASEAN COVID Risks
China's 2Q GDP figures came in below market expectations, while Singapore's Advanced 2Q GDP print shrank 2% on a sequential basis. On top of that, resurgent COVID-19 cases continue to bear hard on Southeast Asia's major economies. Ong Sin Beng, JPMorgan's Chief Economist for the ASEAN region, joined us to talk about the recent GDP releases, and which economies in the region may be most vulnerable to the resurgent COVID risks.
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