Inflation, stagflation, recession? What will shape Asia’s economic and investment outlook for the second half of 2022

In their latest reports, they covered a range of key topics including inflation, the risk of recession in the global economy and latest monetary policies, portfolio strategies as well as Chinese equities and bonds. Key takeaways include: 
•    Ease on headline inflation in large advanced economies over the next six months: But with upstream price pressures still strong and growing signs that wages are following them up, decline will likely be slow and only partial. 
•    Recession will likely come but not too soon and would be dependent on three risk factors: Additional exogenous inflation shocks, China economic lockdowns and a serious financial market plunge. 
•    The most significant change in our economists' forecasts over the past three months has been to the monetary policy outlook, with several rate hikes expected this year until a clear downward trend in inflation emerges. 
•    External risks including the dollar, US financial conditions and recession-create dispersion between China and the rest of emerging markets in Asia will likely last in the third quarter.
•    Going forward, high inflation and accelerated monetary policy tightening are likely to weigh on growth prospects. Reducing portfolio risk remains the key theme in the current market environment.

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