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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... 3.0% it predicted earlier, citing downside risks that include: Brexit uncertainties and rising corporate credit levels in China.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... any consolation, this was better than market expectations for a 12.4% decline. Export shipments fell in Japan (-23.2%), China (-14.0%), the European Union (-11.4%), the ASEAN (-7.8%) and the United States (-0.7%) but exports to Hong Kong increased by ...

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... expected the US Federal Reserve to lift its official cash rate in December 2015, however it did not expect the People's Bank of China to then devalue the Yuan against the US dollar and "this caused significant market dislocations." "While there has been ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... by 0.2% in the first quarter. Consensus expectations were for a 1.8% gain. Labour costs rose by 2.1% in the year to June. China CPI inflation The annual rate of consumer price inflation in China eased to 1.8% in July (as expected) from 1.9% in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... of the same year. The LMCI was at 2.6 in November and 1.8 in December 2015 when the Fed went on lift off last December. China trade balance China's trade surplus increased to a higher-than-expected US$52.3 billion in July, up from US$48.1 billion in ...

AMP Capital details China fund wind-up strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall has explained its wind-up strategy for the China Growth Fund (AGF) in an ASX statement. Reiterating that the fund will be wound up "as quickly and as efficiently as we can," Tindall added that the proposed ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... slowing economic growth, a shift from investment and credit driven growth to consumer driven growth is a silver lining for China's outlet mall sector, according to new research from TH Real Estate. The research report examines the outlook for outlet ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... YTD. The S&P Philippines Bond Index was up 2.37% in July with a YTD total return of 10.28%. Offsetting these were the S&P China Bond Index that added just 0.90% in July and the S&P Thailand Bond Index that climbed a meagre 0.02%. The Dow Jones Sukuk ...

EQT appoints non-executive director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... Accenture's Asia Pacific insurance and wealth business, with clients including AXA Group, AMP, Prudential Asia, Allianz China, Australian Super and QBE Group. Company chair Tony Killen said: "We are delighted Mr Sedgwick has agreed to join our board. ...

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... positions, investment in YUM!, the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is a play partly on the growth in consumption in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. In his update to investors, Douglass was candid about predictions he made last ...