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Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... However, as a percentage of total foreign investments into Australia - that includes agriculture, finance & insurance, manufacturing, electricity & gas, mineral exploration & development, real estate and services - China has allocated more into the purchase ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... COVID-19 restrictions, coupled with severe supply chain pressures, notably for manufacturers," they read. The flash manufacturing output index returned to contraction, scoring 49.1 in June from the previous months' final reading of 53.7. While the ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... May from 53.8 in April - the highest since February 2018 and the third straight month indicating expansion. The manufacturing sector recorded its highest level on record with a reading of 63.1 in May while the services sector rose to its highest level ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... alongside higher output levels due to the phased reopening of customer-facing areas of the UK economy." The flash UK manufacturing PMI soared to 66.1 in May - the highest since 1992 - from the final reading of 60.9 in the previous month. The flash UK ...

Chief economist update: Twist in tail of Aussie economic revival

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... Australia's recovery. Perhaps, respondents were still digesting the implications of the budget reveal. Perhaps, Australian manufacturing and services firms have already factored this additional government spend on their responses. But whatever, it'll ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... (preliminary) estimates for May show: The US Composite Output Index rose to a record high reading with both the manufacturing and services sectors soaring to their highest readings ever. The Eurozone Composite Output Index jumped to a 39-month high with ...

AFCA welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Living Solutions. Pollaers is also currently the chancellor of Swinburne University, chair of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council, and chair of the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce for the federal government. He was awarded the Medal ...

New India fund eyes HNWs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... India 2030 has mandated Mumbai-based Oldbridge Capital to select about 15 listed companies to cover five key themes: manufacturing, technology, real estate, rural and market share leaders. The minimum investible amount is $100,000. Speaking to the fund's ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... January-February period) as Chinese mills lift production on the back of expectations for increased demand from the manufacturing and housing sectors. For a very brief while, there were concerns that China's efforts to curb output to reduce carbon ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... Eurozone Composite PMI increased to a nine-month high reading of 53.7 in April (from 53.2 in March). The region's manufacturing PMI rose to a record high of 63.3 while the services PMI went up to a reading of 50.3 - the first reading indicating expansion ...