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Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... diverse and rapidly changing seasonal influences at this time of year (which potentially includes the shift in Chinese New Year to January this year)". Good on you Alan. For a better picture - and to smooth out the monthly volatility in the indices - ...

Year of the Rooster deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... higher than expectations for a 20.3% increase. However, China's February trade balance had been distorted by the Lunar New Year holidays and is therefore unlikely to persist. Historical data shows that China's trade balance either slows sharply or goes ...

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... (NBS), much of the increase in consumer prices in January was due to higher food and travel costs heading into the Lunar New Year holiday. Nonetheless, this indicates that Chinese producers are still unable to pass on price rises to the consumer. Producer ...

Bump in business confidence and conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... diverse and rapidly changing seasonal influences at this time of year (which potentially includes the shift in Chinese New Year to January this year)". That could be the case given the declines in new orders and exports contained in the survey. New orders ...

Happy sentiment holding up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Economic, business and consumer confidence in the single currency area started the New Year where they left off - buoyant. The European Commission reports that economic sentiment in the Eurozone rose to a near sic-year high to 108.2 in January from ...

Shine, shine, shine, let it shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... strong US dollar. Just as the latest PMI updates for the US and the Eurozone, Japan's manufacturing sector started the New Year with a smile. The Nikkei Japan flash manufacturing PMI increased to 52.8 in January from 52.4 in the previous month. This ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
The New Year will be crucial for simplifying regulation around offshore investment vehicles, according to Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane. Speaking to Financial Standard, Loane noted that corporate collective investment vehicles ...

A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... 'twas the Aussie dollar that gained the most. The Australian dollar has reversed its late 2016 reversal this early in the New Year. Trump's victory sent the A$ down from US$0.7762 on the 8th of November to US$0.7208 at the close of trade on 30 December ...

HESTA hunting for new CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
HESTA will usher in the New Year with an expansion of its executive investment team. Following a review by Willis Towers Watson, the $36 billion super fund will implement a new investment strategy, resulting in the creation of a two-pronged leadership ...

Spending and debt, Australia's biggest test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... by 28% of respondents respectively. St.George general manger for retail banking, Ross Miller said the beginning of the New Year is a great time to re-evaluate finances and commit to making positive financial goals. "It's positive to see all age groups ...