MacroEconomics–AsiaQ12013DisclosuresandDisclaimerThisreportmustbereadwiththedisclosuresandanalystcertificationsintheDisclosureappendix,andwiththeDisclaimer,whichformspartofitBackinorbitAfterlosingaltitudelastyear,Asia’seconomicengine,ledbyChina,hasfiredupagainLotsofstimulus,injectedbyglobalcentralbanks,willpropelgrowthinthecomingquartersAsAsiasettlesintoorbit,it’llhavetocoolitsthrusterstoavoidpricesfromoverheatingByQuHongbinandFredericNeumannEconomics–AsiaQ12013BackinorbitECONOMICSAsianMaincontributorsFredericNeumannCo-HeadofAsianEconomicResearchTheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimited+85228224556fredericneumann@hsbc.com.hkFredericNeumann,PhD,isManagingDirectorandCo-HeadofAsianEconomicResearch,basedinHongKong.BeforejoiningHSBC,FredericwasanadjunctprofessoratanumberofUSuniversities,includingJohnsHopkinsUniversity,teachinggraduatecoursesonAsiansovereignriskanalysis,financialmarkets,monetarypolicy,andSoutheastAsianpoliticalculture.Healsoservedasaconsultanttointernationalorganizationsandgovernments,andasaresearchassociateoftheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,DC.AformerFulbrightscholar,FredericholdsaPhDinInternationalEconomicsandAsianStudies.QuHongbinCo-HeadofAsianEconomicResearch,ChiefChinaEconomistTheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimited+85228222025hongbinqu@hsbc.com.hkQuHongbinisManagingDirector,Co-HeadofAsianEconomicsResearch,andChiefEconomistforGreaterChina.Hehasbeenaneconomistinfinancialmarketsfor17years,thepasteightatHSBC.HongbinisalsoadeputydirectorofresearchattheChinaBankingAssociation.HepreviouslyworkedasaseniormanagerataleadingChinesebankandotherChineseinstitutions.LeifEskesenChiefEconomist,India&ASEANTheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimitedSingaporeBranch+6566588782leifeskesen@hsbc.com.sgLeifEskesenjoinedHSBCinOctober2010asChiefEconomistforIndiaandASEAN.BeforejoiningHSBC,heworkedforcloseto10yearsattheInternationalMonetaryFund’sheadquartersinWashington,DC.LeifhasalsoheldpositionsatDanmarksNationalbankandoneofDenmark’slargecommercialbanks.Hehaspublishedanumberofpapersacrossawiderangeoftopics,includingfiscalpolicyandlabourmarketissues.Heholdsamaster’sdegreeineconomicsfromtheUniversityofAarhus,Denmark.PaulBloxhamChiefEconomist,Australia&NewZealandHSBCBankAustraliaLimited+61292552635paulbloxham@hsbc.com.auPaulBloxhamjoinedHSBCinlate2010asChiefEconomistforAustraliaandNewZealand.Priortothis,hespentalmost12yearsworkingasaneconomistattheReserveBankofAustralia,whereheheldarangeofroles,includingheadinguptheoverseaseconomiesandfinancialconditionssections,andworkinginthedomesticforecastingandpricesareas.Paulhaspublishedanumberofpapers,includingonhousingandhouseholdfinances,aswellasonassetpricesandmonetarypolicy.PaulholdsaMastersdegreeinpublicfinancialpolicyfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomics.DonnaKwokEconomist,GreaterChinaTheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimited+85229966621donnahjkwok@hsbc.com.hkDonnaKwokisaGreaterChinaEconomistforHSBCResearch,basedinHongKong.BeforejoiningHSBCin2010,DonnaworkedasaneconomistfortheHongKong-Chinaequitiesresearcharmofaglobalresearchprovider.Priortothat,shewasEastAsiaanalystatStrategicForecasting(US)andastrategyconsultantatDeloitteConsulting(London).DonnaholdsaMasterofArtsinInternationalRelations(EconomicsandChinaStudies)fromJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies,andaBachelorofArts(Hons)inEconomicsandManagementfromOxfordUniversity.SunJunweiEconomistTheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimited+861059998234junweisun@hsbc.com.cnSunJunweiisaneconomistforChinaontheAsianEconomicsteam.Priortothis,sheworkedasaneconomicanalystataleadingUSbankandinthepublicsector.JunweiholdsanMScinEconomicsfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandaBAinEconomicsfromPekingUniversity.TrinhNguyenEconomistTheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimited+85228226975trinhdnguyen@hsbc.com.hkTrinhNguyenjoinedHSBCinAugust2011,primarilycoveringthePhilippinesandVietnameconomies.PriortojoiningHSBC,sheworkedasaconsultantfortheWorldBankGroupresearchingforeigndirectinvestmentandskillsdevelopmentinWashington,DC.SheholdsaMasterofArtsinInternationalAffairsandInternationalEconomicsfromJohnsHopkinsUniversity.RonaldManEconomistTheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimited+85229966743ronaldman@hsbc.com.hkRonaldManisaNorthAsiaEconomistforHSBCResearch,basedinHongKong.Hehasexperienceinvariousassetclasses,havingpreviouslyworkedontheFixedIncomeandEquityQuantsteams.RonaldholdsaMasterofPhilosophyinEconomicswithDistinctionfromtheUniversityofCambridgeandaBachelorofScienceinEconomicswithFirstClassHonoursfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience.LukeHartiganEconomistHSBCBankAustraliaLimited+61290842993lukehartigan@hsbc.com.auLukeHartiganjoinedHSBCinNovember2011andisbasedinSydney.HecoverstheAustralianandNewZealandeconomiesandhelpscoordinatethelocalteam’sworkwiththewiderAsianeconomicsteam.Priortothis,LukeworkedatLendLeaseGroupwherehefocusedontheAustralianmacroeconomyandpropertysectorandwasaseniorinvestmentanalystatanassetmanagementcompany.MaXiaopingEconomistTheHongkongandShanghaiBanking