"The city continued to struggle against a confluence of downside risks including a slowing domestic economy, stringent border policies, rising interest rates and an uncertain macro-outlook. Total imports and exports of goods and services are expected to drop by 9.9% YoY and 10.3% YoY respectively due to restrictions on crossborder activity with mainland China and the deterioration in demand from the rest of the world."

"Since the onset of the pandemic, the Tokyo office market has experienced successive rental corrections as office demand weakened. The new supply in preceding years contributed to a softening of the market. Although most of the supply in recent years is considered to be Grade A offices, the loosening in the market derived from this new supply also seems to have affected the wider market, including largescale Grade B offices."

"The Singapore office market is at the early stages of a global transformation where multinational tenants increasingly seek to be compliant with Economic Social and Governance standards set in their respective home countries. In the coming years, this pressure is going to weigh on the local real estate market, especially the office sector."

"As the PRC government has announced a nationwide loosening of its COVID  policies, lifting most travel restrictions, we expect property prices to start picking up in 2023 alongside the local economy, despite rising interest rates."

"Total retail sales declined 4.5% YoY to RMB1,021.95 billion in the first nine months of 2022. General retail sales fell 3.9% YoY to RMB946.71 billion whilst F&B sales also fell 11.6% YoY to RMB75.24 billion."

"Since the onset of the pandemic, Australia’s major office markets have seen a flight to quality as employers look to attract and retain talent. The multi-speed nature of the office leasing market is highlighted by diverging trends in the demand for office space."