• OPINION

  Implications of an ageing population

  Oped, Daniel Moss, Published on 11/04/2024

  » Thailand is racing to both revive -- and renovate -- the economy, bringing with it profound social changes. Infamous for its role in Asia's financial meltdown a generation ago, the country is today running headlong into a hurdle confronting the region: a dwindling and greying population.

• OPINION

  It'll take more than patriotism to save the ringgit

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 28/03/2024

  » Malaysia wants to be great again, at least in foreign exchange. The nation's currency recently approached a level seen as near-catastrophic during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Authorities insist the ringgit is way too cheap and blame forces outside the country, chiefly high interest rates in the US. The remedies are modest, compared with the shock therapy meted out a couple of decades ago.

• OPINION

  The silver lining of Widodo's big economic miss

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 15/02/2024

  » By his own standards, Joko Widodo has fallen well short of a major economic goal during his decade leading Indonesia. Growth has been laudable in a neighbourhood where the pace of expansion is undergoing a long-term slowdown, but nowhere close to the outgoing president's lofty ambitions. That's a pity, because part of Mr Widodo's attraction as a candidate in 2014 was his image as a self-made businessman, an outsider who could nudge the country towards achieving its much-promoted potential.

• OPINION

  Global rate-cut debate unfolding

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 19/01/2024

  » From villains to heroes. If there's one theme that has dominated markets in the opening days of the year, it's been breathless speculation about which central bank will cut interest rates first and by how much: It's no longer if but when. There's little doubt that borrowing costs will be lower in many key economies well before the end of 2024. Even the notoriously hawkish Bundesbank is on board.

• OPINION

  The danger of talking down immigration in Oz

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 11/01/2024

  » Pre-pandemic Australia looks like hallowed ground that the contemporary economy will struggle to surpass. For local officials who aspire to take a crack at emulating a celebrated decades-long expansion, it's important not to downgrade a vital component that's become radioactive: immigration. The country's politicians are showing a worrying lapse in memory.

• OPINION

  Singapore gives financial optimists some succour

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 17/10/2023

  » To hear it from Singapore, the global economy is a glass half full. The central bank's latest assessment skips some of the pessimism that's been a feature of communications this year. If this hub for trade and capital is right, then the global expansion will live to fight another day.

• OPINION

  Asia's very complicated pause in interest rates

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 07/03/2023

  » Interest-rate pauses aren't exactly in trouble, but things are beginning to look awkward for officials eyeing a decent break. World growth isn't falling off a cliff and inflation has failed to ease up quite as expected in some big economies. The more fortitude the expansion shows, the greater the risk of a policy mistake. At least last year, the direction of policy was abundantly clear.

• OPINION

  Downturn doesn't mean disaster

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 10/01/2023

  » The new year has been rung in by a buildup of recession chatter. From Washington to Singapore, anxiety about a downturn is intensifying. While there are good reasons to be dour about the prospects for the global economy, 2023 doesn't have to be a write-off. It could even turn out relatively well, given the prevailing pessimism.

• OPINION

  Jailing Najib is a win for Malaysia

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 25/08/2022

  » Let's hear it for Malaysia. Something unimaginable just a few years ago has transpired. A former prime minister, the scion of a prominent political dynasty who retained a strong grassroots following as a top lawmaker, has been sentenced to prison. His fall is a tonic, however brief, for a country whose politics in recent years have been marred by rancor, cynicism and a revolving door of weak governments.

• OPINION

  How S Korea can survive with shrinking workforce

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 20/11/2019

  » You know times are hard in provincial South Korea when the guy selling walkers and hearing aids can only make ends meet by day trading.

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