Trump threat to Asian exports looms large

Bouncing back: Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded in January at the fastest pace in almost three years as export orders surged but the Trump factor could knock global economic growth, and hurt Asian manufacturing and exports. – Bloomberg

Uncertainty surrounding future market access to the United States likely to weigh on investment activity

SINGAPORE: Factories in China and Japan started 2017 on a positive note in a sign the global manufacturing revival is carrying through from late last year, but rising protectionism in the United States threatens to snuff out a nascent recovery in Asian exports.