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Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... the Trump-led 2.0% growth rate in the US and the UK's 1.9% (using the same measure) but marginally stronger than the Eurozone's 1.70% and Japan's 1.6%. As telegraphed by the current account data, net exports (exports minus imports) provided the biggest ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... billion tranche of bailout funds from its creditors) - but nah, ever since Greece burned the Grexit bridge out of the Eurozone and said they'll stay, the threat of contagion faded away - economic activity in the single currency area have gaining momentum. ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... pick-up in the global economy since last year," he said. More recent survey and eco stats releases out of the US, the Eurozone, Japan and the UK suggest that this is broadening still. And while there's a bit of slowing in China - manufacturing and services ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... in 11 months of 0.7% in March from 0.9% in December, January and February despite strengthening growth momentum in the Eurozone economy. And oh, there's also the case of the RBA's concern over the froth in the Australian housing market that could spark ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... (55.1 from 53.3). On the other hand, a Le Pen victory would introduce fresh uncertainty, not only for France but on the Eurozone and the European Union as a whole - i.e., Frexit and its contagion effects. Volatility here come. Just as Napoleon Bonaparte ...

Sunrise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... manufactured goods (12.9%); foodstuff (12.6%); electrical machinery (10.6%); transport equipment (9.5%); others (9.2%). Like the Eurozone, growth is gaining momentum in Japan. But similar to the Eurozone inflation remains low - headline CPI inflation ...

Growth maintains momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... down to 1.5% from 2.0% in February; core inflation down to 0.7% from 0.9% -- latest data indicate that growth in the Eurozone continues to gain momentum. Eurostat reported that construction activity in the region increased at its fastest rate in nearly ...

The prescience of Super Mario

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Rising momentum in the Eurozone economy have triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would not only taper its QE programme soon but also lift interest rates by the first quarter of 2018. The problem with this is that stronger economic ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy ...

Global healing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... Brazil - Global capex and hiring intentions climb since October - Cost pressures look set to intensify, notably in the eurozone, the UK and Brazil - Firms expect to pass through higher cost burdens, with net balance for selling prices highest since October ...