(Bloomberg) -- Welcome to Thursday, Asia. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:
- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues are loath to follow Europe and Japan into negative interest rate territory -- no matter what President Donald Trump might want
- Meanwhile, Trump triggered a swift and skeptical reaction with his demand Wednesday for the Fed to lower rates “to zero, or less”
- Thailand’s effort to revive economic growth with more than $10 billion of stimulus faces an obstacle from its surging currency
- Malaysia’s central bank is likely to keep interest rates unchanged today, although pressure is building for more easing as U.S.-China trade risks continue to rage
- Low unemployment in the Philippines may be masking the fact that more people are opting not to work -- and preferring to stay in school for longer
- Argentina’s presidential front-runner Alberto Fernandez should hold a press conference sometime today -- that’s an opportunity to clarify his views about the economy, writes Adriana Dupita