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AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... not an alien concept for AIA. According to its responsible investment policy, the life insurer excludes companies manufacturing tobacco and cluster ammunition from its investment portfolio without any exceptions," the non-profit organisations said. "It ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... sector activity in the country remains in contraction - the composite and services PMI since February 2020 and the manufacturing PMI since April 2019. The same goes for consumer confidence. While sentiment and consumer perception have improved, they ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... Performance indices. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance indices provide a snapshot of the country's manufacturing, services and construction sectors. The AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped to 56.3 in October - the first ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... still in expansion the composite PMI retreated to a reading of 52.1 in October from 56.5 in the previous month. The manufacturing PMI fell to 53.7 from 54.1 in September and the PMI for the services sector dropped from 56.1 to 51.4. These figures were ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... four months (June 2020) that signals increased private sector activity across the country. The Caixin China general manufacturing PMI accelerated to 53.6 in October 2020 from September's reading of 53.0 -- the sixth straight month of growth in factory ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... replacement of Australia's infrastructure, thinking about new energy structures, driving innovation in advanced manufacturing, and addressing emissions efficiency in traditional economic sectors. "Yes, there'll be costs. And there'll be some losers. ...

Chief economist update: A V, a W and an L

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... level since February 2019 - a sharp improvement from the 27.0 reading recorded only six months ago (April). The manufacturing sector activity inched up to 53.3 in October (from 53.2 in September) but it was the highest reading in 21 months. The services ...

Chief economist update: Good or bad news is good Wall Street news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... lifting. The NFIB business optimism index increased to a seven-month high reading of 104.0 in September. The ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices have both returned back to readings indicating expansion for four months running after hitting ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... sequentially improved from a record low reading of 25.8 in April this year to a seven-month high of 46.6 in September. The manufacturing PMI has risen from an 11-year low of 38.4 in May 47.7 - also the highest in seven months. The services PMI stood ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... index dropped back to a three-month low reading of 50.1 in September - the second consecutive month of decline. Manufacturing activity continued to expand - 53.7 in September from 51.7 in August - due to a strong increase in new orders as export markets ...