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Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Australia's recovery. Perhaps, respondents were still digesting the implications of the budget reveal. Perhaps, Australian manufacturing and services firms have already factored this additional government spend on their responses. But whatever, it'll ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... (preliminary) estimates for May show: The US Composite Output Index rose to a record high reading with both the manufacturing and services sectors soaring to their highest readings ever. The Eurozone Composite Output Index jumped to a 39-month high with ...

AFCA welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Living Solutions. Pollaers is also currently the chancellor of Swinburne University, chair of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council, and chair of the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce for the federal government. He was awarded the Medal ...

New India fund eyes HNWs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... India 2030 has mandated Mumbai-based Oldbridge Capital to select about 15 listed companies to cover five key themes: manufacturing, technology, real estate, rural and market share leaders. The minimum investible amount is $100,000. Speaking to the fund's ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... January-February period) as Chinese mills lift production on the back of expectations for increased demand from the manufacturing and housing sectors. For a very brief while, there were concerns that China's efforts to curb output to reduce carbon ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... Eurozone Composite PMI increased to a nine-month high reading of 53.7 in April (from 53.2 in March). The region's manufacturing PMI rose to a record high of 63.3 while the services PMI went up to a reading of 50.3 - the first reading indicating expansion ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... year earlier, as steel mills increased production in expectation of more robust demand from the construction and manufacturing sectors." "Average daily output stood at 2.97 million tonnes, up from 2.94 million tonnes in December and compared with a daily ...

Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... reading of 62.2 in April - an all-time high - from March's final reading of 59.7, with activity in both the manufacturing (60.6) and services sectors (63.1) ramping up to their highest levels on record. The IHS Markit flash Eurozone Composite PMI ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... from its December 2020 forecast. Because of the red metal's copious and pervasive use in industries - from car manufacturing to electrical goods to construction to solar panels, etc. - the uplift in global economic growth should, in turn, lift demand ...

Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... rose to a reading of 55.5 in March (from 53.7 in February); the services PMI increased to 55.5 (from 53.4); the manufacturing PMI marked its 10th straight month of expansion with a reading of 56.8 in March. Markit Economics' PMI survey is consistent ...