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Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... lifted a state of emergency about two months ago." The state of emergency was lifted on May 25, and since then economic activity has picked up. This is underscored by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. The composite index moved closer ...

Government announces $184bn deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... said, the easing of health restrictions in line with the health advice is expected to deliver an increase in economic activity from the September quarter. "There are some positive early signs in the recovery with indicators suggesting that the unwinding ...

Aussie equities stage recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... rallied in the June quarter as easing social and lockdown restrictions and reopening of businesses defrosted economic activity in most countries around the world."

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... usual. Just in time for mid-summer, China's first out. The unfreezing of the economy has lifted indicators of economic activity. Let us count the ways: China's GDP expanded by 3.2% in the year to the June quarter following the previous quarter's ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... how long it will take for it to subside. In particular, if a second wave of COVID-19 occurs on a large scale, economic activity is likely to be constrained significantly again. In addition, households' and firms' behaviour at home and abroad ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
"As the economy reopens, incoming data are beginning to reflect a resumption of economic activity: Many businesses are opening their doors, hiring is picking up, and spending is increasing. Employment moved higher, and consumer spending rebounded strongly ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... attenuate health risks contribute substantially to the restoration of confidence and trust, thereby helping economic activity and employment and reducing strains on public finances." The IMF stressed that timely and comprehensive data on health and socio-economic ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... outperformance is nearly matched by that of iron ore - an industrial metal whose price positively correlates with economic activity (or more accurately, with Chinese economic activity). According to statista.com: "China accumulated a majority of the ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... monetary and fiscal stimulus measures) - like in most other nations around the world - sparked a recovery in economic activity, underscored by the rebound in the IHS/CIPS purchasing managers indices (PMI). The manufacturing PMI rose to a reading of 50.3 ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Italy's (0.4%) or India's (0.05%). Still, at the end of the day, Victoria's second wave could put economic activity back in the freezer - that's 25% of Australia's total national output vapourised, delaying the country's recovery ...