10 Quotes by Irene Cheung

China is now a more important trading partner than Japan.

From March, the year-on-year inflation rate will probably come off quite substantially.

If we see uncertainty easing, we expect investment to come back. It would be a boost to the economy.

I see more interest rate hikes and this will dampen domestic consumption. Also, the coming 50 percent increase in fuel prices will have a major impact on inflation.

This will be the sovereign benchmark for Singapore. This is a high-grade issue and there will be solid demand for the bonds.

Asian economies are in better shape, so it's more than possible that Asian central banks will allow further gains.

It's a positive story for Asian currencies, especially with these kinds of statements.

For North Asia, Korea is the prime candidate to see consumption-led demand in 2006, given the turnaround of domestic spending.

The economy is improving and there is a case building for the central bank to hike rates. We will look to short the bonds on price rallies.