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Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... 45.0 in June from 26.5 in the previous month - an indication of the improvement in domestic activity -- and the manufacturing PMI improved to 40.1 from 38.4 in May. As such, the BOJ's baseline scenario is for the economy "to improve gradually from ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... June). True that..."resumption of economic activity". The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) surveys show the manufacturing and services sectors bouncing back into expansion territory (above 50). The ISM manufacturing index rose to 52.6 in June - ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... surveys have returned to readings indicating expansion - composite (55.7 in June from a record low 27.5 in February); manufacturing (51.2 from 40.26); services (58.4 from 26.5). The supply side of the equation also provides a positive underpinning for ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... recovery in economic activity, underscored by the rebound in the IHS/CIPS purchasing managers indices (PMI). The manufacturing PMI rose to a reading of 50.3 in June (indicating expansion), the second straight month of increase after dropping to a record ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... improve from 47.6% (contraction) in April to 54.5 in May and 55.7 in June (increasing rate of expansion) - as both its manufacturing and services sectors improved significantly. The Politburo's tough love, cruel to be kind, health before wealth ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... vaccine research helped. So has the re-opening of commerce in America, underscored by the improvement in the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing from their April lows and the fall in the unemployment from the record high of 14.7% in April to 11.1% ...

Pendal adds SRI lense to multi-asset fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... armaments, and pornography (including the distribution of pornography), the direct mining of uranium for weapons manufacturing, the extraction of thermal coal and the production of oil sands. Blayney said that through a "powerful combination" of changes ...

Amazon launches climate VC fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... fund will invest in multiple industries, including transportation and logistics, energy, storage and utilisation, manufacturing, circular economy, and food and agriculture. Amazon believes it is on the path to run 100% on renewable energy by 2025, five ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... 42.3 in June from 26.5 in the previous month - an indication of the improvement in domestic activity -- but the manufacturing PMI fell to a preliminary score of 37.8 from 38.4 in May - as most international borders remain closed. So far so good. The ...

Vanguard adds to Aussie executive lineup

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Previously, he has worked with SMS Management and Technology, NAB, Victoria's emergency services department, and manufacturing company Honeywell. Gopal takes over from Lori Mighton, who has returned to Pennsylvania after successfully launching the ...