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Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... and continued support from the government - driving consumer confidence and the services sector (as well as the Manufacturing PMI which rose to a 38-month high reading of 64.7 in March) were behind the continued improvement in the US labour market. The ...

Chief economist update: Chinese manufacturing ramps up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Activity in China's manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors returned with a vengeance after a brief pause during the country's Lunar New Year holidays. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data show that China's manufacturing PMI rebounded ...

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... at 48.3, the March preliminary estimate improved only marginally from February's final reading of 48.2. The manufacturing sector expanded for a second month to a flash reading of 52.0 in March from 51.4 in the previous month but the services PMI ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... it proceeds onwards with its industrialisation and urbanisation. While the Caixin China PMI surveys - composite, manufacturing, services - slowed in February 2021 - they remain at levels indicating continued expansion. Moreover, ""Optimism regarding ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... 80-month high of 60.0 points boosted by "stronger client demand and looser coronavirus disease 2019 restrictions". The manufacturing PMI rose to a two-month high reading of 59.0 due to higher client demand. But as Markit notes: "Producers were increasingly ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... registered its third straight month of decline to a reading of 51.7 in February as "demand and supply in both the manufacturing and services sectors improved at a slower pace". The services PMI eased for the third month in a row to a reading of 51.5 ...

Chances of CBA admitting to Essential Super wrongdoing "non-existent"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... Australian corporate history, almost $10 billion, precisely because the second defendant was capable and expert in manufacturing wealth management products, including superannuation products. It wanted a subsidiary that was able to manufacture these ...

Business investment slow to click into gear: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... diverse as infrastructure, power generation and distribution, health and social services, food production, advanced manufacturing and digitalisation and data science. So, there is no shortage of areas where additional investment would help our economy ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... that reflect members' real experiences and needs." Additionally, Casey Thompson, compliance officer for the CFMMEU Manufacturing Division, will be observing the board and committees as an associate member director. This is the second time First Super ...

Equipsuper merges with corporate fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... regulations. We are confident this move can provide even better member outcomes," he said. In 2017, Toyota closed its manufacturing operations in Australia after 54 years, transitioning instead to a sales and distribution function based in Melbourne. ...