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Economic recap: Week to September 17

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille," as Kenny Rogers would say. Latest PMI data show that China's manufacturing and services sectors dropped below the expansion/contraction mark in August - manufacturing PMI down to 49.2 in August from ...

Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... public record how it will help customers," Forrest said. "Look around the world...and any major carbon emitter, heavy manufacturing, heavy industry company [that have] said right, we will follow Fortescue, we'll commit by 2030 -- you'll see silence. ...

New role for Harvey Kalman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... to access and retain lines of capital as economies recover and grow through COVID-19. "These assets, which span manufacturing, aquaculture, technology, meat processing and pharmacies, are in distress, not because their models are compromised, but because ...

Lendlease fund acquires assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Scott Mosely said. "The industrial sector continues to benefit from global thematics including e-commerce, on-shore manufacturing and a desire to be positioned close to the end-consumer. This has driven increased demand for strategically located assets ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... expected 63.7 in June from 68.7 in the previous month. The services PMI weakened to 64.6 from 70.4 in May while the manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 62.1 (although it slipped from the preliminary reading of 62.6). This is consistent with the decline ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... (2.4%), Brisbane (1.9%), Adelaide (1.6%), Melbourne (1.5%), Darwin (0.8%) and Perth (0.2%). The AiG Performance of Manufacturing index rose to a new series high of 63.2 points in June for its ninth straight month of above-50 reading indicating expansion. ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... However, as a percentage of total foreign investments into Australia - that includes agriculture, finance & insurance, manufacturing, electricity & gas, mineral exploration & development, real estate and services - China has allocated more into the purchase ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... COVID-19 restrictions, coupled with severe supply chain pressures, notably for manufacturers," they read. The flash manufacturing output index returned to contraction, scoring 49.1 in June from the previous months' final reading of 53.7. While the ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... May from 53.8 in April - the highest since February 2018 and the third straight month indicating expansion. The manufacturing sector recorded its highest level on record with a reading of 63.1 in May while the services sector rose to its highest level ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... alongside higher output levels due to the phased reopening of customer-facing areas of the UK economy." The flash UK manufacturing PMI soared to 66.1 in May - the highest since 1992 - from the final reading of 60.9 in the previous month. The flash UK ...