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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... are April numbers - before the RBA cut interest rates and most banks passing on the full reduction in May. Japan retail sales The latest retail spending figures perhaps explain Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's flip-flopping over the consumption tax increase ...

Fixed income investors turning to Serbia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... the three-year yield on fixed income investments is 6%. He said some of the factors influencing this were strong retail sales, reduction of fiscal deficit and improved government spending and strong industrial production. The latter point, he added ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... front-running the anticipated Fed rate hikes or that they are more positive about their lot. The stronger than expected retail sales and consumer confidence reports released earlier suggest it's more the latter. This is bad news for the doves but good ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... negative since September 2015, except for March this year when it recorded a strong plus 12.4 reading (outlier?). UK retail sales It's a rebound. Retail spending in the United Kingdom increased by 1.3% in the month of April - more than reversing the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released last week. Retail sales jumped by 1.3% in April - the fastest increase since March ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... time to further analyse the inflation trends in the June quarter and the March quarter national accounts". Brazil retail sales It's been a commonly accepted observation that the Olympics boost the economy of the host country. With less than three months ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... latest inflation data left markets still divided on the need for further PBOC monetary easing. The upcoming updates on retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial production - due out over the weekend - could tip the scales one way or the other. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Australia retail sales ABS data released yesterday gave meat to the RBA's statement after its 3 May Board meeting that, "In Australia, the available information suggests that the economy is continuing to rebalance following the mining investment boom" ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... upturn in the previous month. Weak consumer spending is further reinforced by the 1.1% year-on-year contraction in retail sales in March from 0.4% in the previous month.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... will start to be raised slowly in the middle of 2017, when CPIF inflation is expected to be close to 2 percent." UK retail sales Retail spending in the UK slowed from 3.9% in the year to February to 2.7% last month, disappointing market expectations ...