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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... component rose by 8.1% over the month and is consistent with the higher than expected 6.3% in overall building permits. China GDP Reports tag China's 6.7% expansion in the year to the third quarter - from similar growth rates in the June and March quarters ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... Likewise, the employment level rose by 2.3 points to a reading of +9.4 while the average workweek surge by 14.5 points to +4.7. China CPI inflation A 3.2% increase in food prices largely contributed to China's fastest inflation rate in three months. ...

NAB private wealth vet takes on key China relationship role

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... previously a NAB branch manager and NAB Private client manager, has joined the SILC Group as business development director (China practice). Based in Melbourne, she will liaise with Chinese investment partners and clients. Before SILC, Huang held multiple ...

Asia-Pacific leads global HNW population and wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... region, allowing investors to overcome slow Chinese GDP growth, a stagnant Japanese economy and volatile EU and US economies. China and Japan drove more than 90% of Asia-Pacific's and 60% of the global HNWI wealth growth in 2015, adding more than double ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... capital goods (2.6%), intermediate goods (2.0%) and energy (1.5%). Production of non-durable consumer goods dipped by 0.1%. China trade balance China's trade surplus shrank to US$41.99 billion in September compared with US$520.49 billion in August and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... separation rate eased to 3.4% in August from 3.5% with both the quits and layoffs rates unchanged at 2.1% and 1.1%, respectively. China car sales The Chinese government's tax breaks continue to boost car sales in the country. Latest figures from the ...

AMP Capital hires new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... addition to the AMP Capital Holdings board as the business continues to expand internationally." "His experience in Japan and China is particularly relevant as we enhance AMP Capital's strategic partnerships with MUTB and China Life and establish a greater ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... year. The Fed's early year forecast of four interest rate rises lifted the US dollar and the Chinese yuan pegged to it. China fired by devaluing its currency, Japan and the Eurozone returned fire with policy easing announcements. The Fed fought back ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... in September, Italy moved to expansion territory while France edged closer to stability. Greece remained in contraction. China manufacturing PMI The Caixin China general manufacturing PMI rose marginally to 50.1 in September from 50.0 in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... the previous month. Core capital goods orders growth slowed from 0.8% in July to 0.6% in August (down 3.1% over the year). China consumer sentiment The Westpac/MNI China consumer sentiment index bounced back to 115.2 in September from 111.5 in the previous ...