13 Quotes by Joseph Tan

One to two percent inflation is still very tolerable.

What the alleged coup failed to do, in terms of weakening the peso, the president managed to. Clearly, this is detrimental to foreign sentiment.

Across the region, the story is very solid growth. A lot of money is coming into Asia.

This is broadly in line with my expectations as it shows the main engine of growth, electronics, is holding up very well. I wouldn't to be too worried about pharmaceuticals.

This is the start of a hiking cycle. A series of small hikes will follow until inflation falls below 3%.

There is sufficient strength in the economy to take growth to at least five percent this year.

It should not be introduced at high levels, where it will shock the economy. Instead, the GST should be gradually eased in and the list of taxable goods expanded over time.

Inflation is still higher than nominal interest rates, and this is a clear sign that monetary conditions are highly accommodative in Malaysia and the need for interest rates to return to a neutral level.

Inflation is still a real and present threat to the economy.