
Asia Green Market Report Q3 2025 | 4
Fed rate cuts pave the way for further easing
Ination across most Asian economies remained subdued in the
third quarter, with China and Thailand recording negative readings
amid softer commodity and energy prices. As disination continues
to take hold, central banks across the region have lowered policy
rates by an average of 55 basis points so far in 2025, according
to S&P Global.
After broad appreciation earlier this year, most Asian currencies
softened slightly against the U.S. dollar in the third quarter but
remained stronger than at the end of 2024. Notably, year-to-date
through the end of Q3 2025, currencies in Australia, China, Japan,
Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand have appreciated
by an average of 5.2% against the U.S. dollar.
Encouraged by a weaker U.S. dollar and the Fed’s recent rate
cuts, regional central banks are likely to maintain or extend their
easing cycles, providing support to growth and domestic demand.
Q3 24 Q4 24 Q1 25 Q2 25 A2023 * A2024 *
Australia 0.80% 1.30% 1.30% 1.80% 2.10% 1.00%
China 4.60% 5.40% 5.40% 5.20% 5.40% 5.00%
Hong Kong 1.80% 2.40% 3.10% 3.10% 3.20% 2.50%
India 5.60% 6.20% 7.40% 7.80% 9.20% 6.50%
Indonesia 4.95% 5.02% 4.87% 5.12% 5.00% 5.00%
Japan 0.60% 1.20% 1.70% 1.20% 1.50% 0.10%
Malaysia 5.40% 5.00% 4.40% 4.50% 3.60% 5.10%
Philippines 5.20% 5.20% 5.40% 5.50% 5.50% 5.70%
Singapore 5.70% 5.00% 3.90% 4.50% 1.80% 4.40%
South Korea 1.50% 1.20% 0.00% 0.60% 1.40% 2.00%
Thailand 3.00% 3.20% 3.10% 2.80% 2.00% 2.50%
Vietnam 7.43% 7.55% 6.93% 7.96% 5.10% 7.10%
Q3 24 Q4 24 Q1 25 Q2 25 Q3 25 QoQ *
Australia 1.4414 1.6151 1.6048 1.5259 1.5089 1.12%
China 7.0161 7.2993 7.2517 7.1655 7.1185 0.66%
Hong Kong 7.7675 7.7680 7.7803 7.8500 7.7804 0.89%
India 83.801 85.614 85.473 85.760 88.789 - 3.53%
Indonesia 15'140 16'095 16'560 16'235 16'665 - 2.65%
Japan 143.04 157.16 149.54 144.45 147.69 - 2.24%
Malaysia 4.1235 4.4715 4.4375 4.2105 4.2085 0.05%
Philippines 56.038 57.845 57.225 56.330 58.200 - 3.32%
Singapore 1.2820 1.3642 1.3441 1.2737 1.2892 - 1.22%
South Korea 1'308 1'472 1'473 1'350 1'403 - 3.96%
Thailand 32.178 34.095 33.925 32.509 32.405 0.32%
Vietnam 24'565 25'485 25'549 26'121 26'427 - 1.17%
Q3 24 Q4 24 Q1 25 Q2 25 Q3 25 QoQ *
Australia 4.35% 4.35% 4.10% 3.85% 3.60% - 0.25%
China 3.35% 3.10% 3.10% 3.00% 3.00% 0.00%
Hong Kong 5.25% 4.75% 4.75% 4.75% 4.50% - 0.25%
India 6.50% 6.50% 6.25% 5.50% 5.50% 0.00%
Indonesia 6.00% 6.00% 5.75% 5.50% 4.75% - 0.75%
Japan 0.25% 0.25% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.00%
Malaysia 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 2.75% - 0.25%
Philippines 6.25% 5.75% 5.75% 5.25% 5.00% - 0.25%
Singapore 3.88% 2.11% 2.14% 1.56% 1.20% - 0.36%
South Korea 3.50% 3.00% 2.75% 2.50% 2.50% 0.00%
Thailand 2.50% 2.25% 2.00% 1.75% 1.50% - 0.25%
Vietnam 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 0.00%
Q3 24 Q4 24 Q1 25 Q2 25 Q3 25 QoQ *
Australia 2.80% 2.40% 2.40% 2.10% 3.20% 1.10%
China 0.40% 0.10% - 0.10% 0.10% - 0.30% - 0.40%
Hong Kong 2.20% 1.40% 1.40% 1.40% 1.10% - 0.30%
India 5.49% 5.22% 3.34% 2.10% 1.54% - 0.56%
Indonesia 1.84% 1.57% 1.03% 1.87% 2.65% 0.78%
Japan 2.50% 3.60% 3.60% 3.30% 2.90% - 0.40%
Malaysia 1.80% 1.70% 1.40% 1.10% 1.50% 0.40%
Philippines 1.90% 2.90% 1.80% 1.40% 1.70% 0.30%
Singapore 2.00% 1.50% 0.90% 0.80% 0.70% - 0.10%
South Korea 1.90% 1.90% 2.10% 2.20% 2.10% - 0.10%
Thailand 0.61% 1.23% 0.84% - 0.25% - 0.72% - 0.47%
Vietnam 2.63% 2.94% 3.13% 3.57% 3.38% - 0.19%
Table 1: Real GDP growth rate, annual percentage change
Table 3: Benchmark interest rate, as of quater end
Table 2: Currency exchange rate, against USD as of quarter end
*QoQ % change - red: depreciated against USD, green: appreciated against USD*Red: negative growth, black: 0% to 2% growth, green: > 2% growth
*QoQ absolute change - red: increase in ination, green: decrease in ination*QoQ absolute change - red: monetary tightening, black: no change, green: monetary easing
Table 4: Ination rate, annual percentage change
Table 1-4: Real GDP growth rate, currency exchange rate, benchmark interest rate, and ination rate
Growth to remain resilient in Asia amid stable ination and declining interest rates
Source: Tradingeconomics, IMF, Pictet, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS),
Asia Green Real Estate