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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... only slightly in October (due to strong competition, subdued demand across key global markets and the strong US dollar). Eurozone Markit Eurozone PMI The latest update on the euro area's manufacturing and service sectors could increase on-going tapering ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... September and the cost of services increased by 2.4%. The Chinese government targets an inflation rate of 3.0% this year. Eurozone CPI inflation Final figures show that CPI inflation in the single currency region increased by 0.4% in the year to September ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... reading and followed a 0.8% fall in the previous month, taking the year-on-year rate up to -1.5% from 2.4% in August. Eurozone industrial production Coming on the heels of a sharp improvement in the ZEW economic sentiment (12.3 in October versus 5.4 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... August and 23.0% in July. However, car purchases are expected to slow in October when the tax breaks are set to expire. Eurozone economic sentiment The ZEW economic sentiment indicator for the Eurozone improved sharply to a reading of 12.3 in October ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... rate rises lifted the US dollar and the Chinese yuan pegged to it. China fired by devaluing its currency, Japan and the Eurozone returned fire with policy easing announcements. The Fed fought back, halving its four rises to two and eventually one this ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... manufacturing rising to 51.5 in September versus 49.4 in August and expectations for an increase to a reading of 50.2. Eurozone retail sales Euro area retail sales fell by 0.1% in the month of August following a 0.3% increase in the previous month. This ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... back of slower expansion in new orders and output and exports falling to contraction for the first time in four months. Eurozone manufacturing PMI The final Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI of 52.6 in September from 51.7 in August (flash at 52.6) confirmed ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... housing market in the coming months. US new home sales (reported previously) dropped by 7.6% in the month of August. Eurozone confidence Several measures of confidence in the euro area improved in September: Economic sentiment up to 104.9 in September ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... picture of manufacturing activity - the ISM manufacturing index -- in the country will be released this coming Monday. Eurozone M3 money supply and lending The region's M3 money supply grew by 5.1% I the year to August, up from 4.8% in the previous month ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... respectively, over the past 12 months to August. In Xiamen and Hefei, they jumped by 43.8% and 40.3% over the same period. Eurozone construction output Preliminary figures from Eurostat show that construction output in the Eurozone increased by 1.8% ...