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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 ...

Labour costs rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... trend in hourly labour costs continues, it may not need a "substantial degree" of policy accommodation for long. The Eurozone's Labour Cost Index increased by 1.6% in the year to the December quarter, accelerating from 1.4% in the September quarter and ...

US corporate debt mandate signed to Aussie manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... Income Fund has achieved a return close to 10% annualised for the year to February 2017. It has typically invested in the Eurozone, Americas, Japan and Australia. Carden expects the continued outperformance in the US market as inflationary measures continue ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... to major developed economies. Using the same year-over-year measure, the US grew by 1.9% in the December quarter, the Eurozone by 1.7%, the UK by 2.0% and Japan by 1.6%. However, the first quarter of 2017 is not looking so good especially if the recent ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
The latest lending stats out of the Eurozone continue the developing good news story in the single currency area despite the lingering political uncertainty - elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany - Brexit and continuing terrorist threat ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Two accelerations and one of moderation - this is the story painted by the latest updates on US, Eurozone and Japanese purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's ...

Heading the ECB's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Growth and inflation in the Eurozone economy continue to head in the right direction. Preliminary estimates show that the region's GDP expanded by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, quicker than the third quarter's 0.4% pace and expectations for the same and ...