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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... minus 5 in September (in line with expectations) from the previous month, indicating the economy's continued resilience to Brexit uncertainty. Some of the key findings in the latest survey suggest continued improvement going forward, notably: "16% of ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... August' core PPI (ex food and energy) rose by 1.0% -- should keep consumer price inflation low. UK retail sales Still no Brexit fall-out. UK retail sales fell by 0.2% in the month of August but this followed July's very strong 1.9% surge and is better ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... Commonwealth Budget; a Federal election; and some major developments offshore such as the surprise UK referendum result ('Brexit') and the build -up leading into November's US election". However, the details of the report show that while consumer sentiment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... for the Eurozone rose to a reading of plus 5.4 in September, an improvement from August's plus 4.6 reading and the post-Brexit result of minus 14.7 in July. However, the latest result remains much lower than the pre-Brexit vote reading of plus 20.2 with ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... 9.7% year-on-year in August while exports declined by 7.3%. UK trade balance The surprisingly positive run of data after Brexit continues. The UK trade deficit narrowed by £1.1 billion to £4.5 billion in July from a £5.6 billion deficit in June. The ...

Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
... continues to be active making positional changes against a changing world macroeconomic backdrop, most recently after the Brexit vote in late June.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... January this year and the eight straight month of decline. UK consumer confidence The Brits appear to have shaken off their Brexit woes (for now?) and that the BOE's recent monetary policy easing had been timely and effective. The GfK consumer confidence ...

Capital Group reappoints former exec

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... ever for our clients, if you are to successfully navigate the investment opportunities and challenges around the world. Brexit was a stark example of this. "With his previous experience at Capital Group, Michael brings a good understanding of the operational ...

Investors must look past Australia for opportunities: BAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... international equities. "Market conditions over the last 12 months have been incredibly difficult. More recently we've had Brexit which has really thrown the cat amongst the pigeons and no one really had it factored into their models that Brexit was ...