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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... expectations for 0% growth. Except for energy production (up 2.0% over the month), output in major categories dropped in March: non-durable consumer goods (-1.9%); capital goods (-1.1%); intermediate goods (-0.8%); durable consumer goods (-0.4%). In ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... still's waiting for that Olympic effect. Latest stats show Brazil retail spending declined for the 12th straight month in March, down by 5.7% year-on-year after a 4.2% fall in February and a whopping 10.6% drop in January - taking down the first quarter ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... had certainly helped the improvement in the UK's trade accounts. The country's trade deficit narrowed to £3.83 billion in March from £4.30 billion in the previous month and £5.14 billion in January as exports increased by 1.2% -- the fastest monthly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... the previous month. While the year-on-year growth rate in job ads remained at a positive 6.3%, it has slowed from 10.0% in March and is the slowest pace since March 2015. Internet ads fell by 0.7% last month after rising by 0.4% in March while job ads ...

IFM Investors sells stake in Indiana Toll Road

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... assets, the Indiana Toll Road Concession Company (ITRCC). The global fund manager purchased ITRCC for US$5.7 billion in March last year, and the recent sale saw US pension fund CalPERS acquire 10%. An undisclosed interest has also been sold to US insurer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... investment boom" and that, "Indications are that growth is continuing in 2016..." Australian retail sales increased by 0.4% in March following a 0.1% gain in the previous month. This is higher than market expectations for a 0.3% lift and took the year-over-year ...

Sunsuper offering pension bonuses

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... income account at retirement. It would be calculated at 0.30% on a member's balance up to a maximum amount of $2,400. In March, $60 billion QSuper was reported as the first fund to offer a similar bonus system. It's seen as both a fee holiday and a play ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... the previous month. Weak consumer spending is further reinforced by the 1.1% year-on-year contraction in retail sales in March from 0.4% in the previous month.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... factory sector -- came as the Fed begins its two-day FOMC meeting tonight. Orders for durable goods increased by 0.8% in March -- lower than market expectations for a 1.6% gain and follows a downwardly revised 3.1% drop (from a 2.8% fall) in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... market expectations for an increase to 107.1. The current conditions component of the index also eased to 113.2 from 113.8 in March but the business expectations component was brighter, up to 100.4 in April from March's 100.0 reading. According to the ...