Asia-Pacific: The Week Ahead (May 27-31)
South Korea’s economy appears to have taken a hit recently from U.S.-China trade-related effects, as the week ahead brings further color on the country’s consumer and business confidence, as well as a rate decision from the Bank of Korea.
The week gets underway Monday, with fresh consumer confidence figures for May after the Composite Consumer Sentiment Index ((CCSI)) for the prior month registered 101.6, a rise of 1.8 points month-over-month.
Monday, May 27
- Consumer Confidence (May)
In fact, all components of the CCSI in April 2019 seem to belie