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Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... confidence in two years and Chinese factory-gate prices dropping for a record-tying 31st month. "Japanese industrial production tumbled 3.3 percent from a year ago and U.K. inflation unexpectedly plunged to its lowest in five years. Prices in Israel ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... was lost in translation but Mr. Jiwei did say weakness in "one" indicator. Latest data show weakness in industrial production, energy output, retail sales, money supply, fixed asset investment, property prices, foreign direct investment and money supply ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... (again) after the data dump of negative stats over the weekend. I'll let the headlines do the talking: China Industrial Production Growth Slumps to Six-Year Low (Wall Street Journal) China Aug power output falls for first time in 4 years, steel largely ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... go public on the New York Stock Exchange this week. The mixed trade followed disappointing Chinese and US industrial production data and came ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and Scotland's vote Thursday on independence from ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
The Australian stock market is lower as news of a slowdown in Chinese industrial production and expectations the US Federal Reserve will lift interest rates weigh on investors. Official figures released over the weekend showed industrial production ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... And over the weekend, we got news indicating that the Chinese economy is slowing - growth in money supply, industrial production, retail sales and fixed asset investment all printed below market expectations. But never mind this, China has the determination ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... closed up 0.81 per cent, or 200.93 points, at 24,890.34 as new statistics showed key indicators including industrial production slowed in July, raising concerns for growth in the world's second-largest economy. Seoul gained 1.02 per cent, or 20.89 points ...

Only the dead have seen the end of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... ongoing geopolitical tensions that have affected the German economy by now. In particular, current figures on industrial production and incoming orders suggest markedly reduced investment activities on the part of German firms against the backdrop of ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... activity, because of better-than-expected company earnings, because of positive economic reports out of the US - industrial production and Beige Book - and China - GDP accelerated to a better-than-expected 7.5% in the June quarter from 7.4% in the first ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... German industrial output contracted in May after being affected by the number of public holidays. Data showed industrial production in the eurozone's largest economy declined by 1.8 per cent, after slipping by 0.3 per cent in April. Activity was undermined ...