May Macro Economy Review

[May - 8 - 2019] China said its customs data on Wednesday showed that trade surplus for April came in at USD13.84 billion, below the USD 32.65 billion posted in March. Dollar-denominated exports falling 2.7% from a year ago to USD 193.5 billion, while April imports rose by 4% from a year ago. China's trade surplus with the United States rose to USD 21.01 billion in April from USD 20.5 billion in March, the released data showed

[May - 27 - 2019] Hong Kong exports fell for the sixth month in a row in April , down 2.6% year on year, while imports fared even worse, down 5.5 % year on year

[May - 20 - 2019] Japan’s economic grew at an annualized 2.1% in the first quarter with contribution from exports, gross domestic product (GDP) data showed on Monday, beating market expectations for a contraction but still spurs worries on possible weak demand

[May - 12-02019] Retail sales in Singapore fell 1% in March from a year ago, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics, easing from the revised 9.9% fall in February