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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... accounts for around 70% of total industrial production. Weak global demand and the uncertainty surrounding the looming Brexit referendum would continue to put downward pressure on British industries but this should be partly mitigated by the cheaper ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... the economy slowed in the first quarter of this year. While the UK labour market remains in solid form, uncertainty over 'Brexit' - that could have a flow on effect on the country's trade, business investment, and employment - could be prompting British ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... barrel causing big time defaults at banks who lent to companies digging up new oil wells....and these, still don't include 'Brexit', geopolitical tensions and IS terrorism....and the gloomier of them all was the nagging thought that central banks' policy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... effect. However, low interest rates and a strong labour market will continue to underpin house prices (notwithstanding 'Brexit' uncertainty). Philippine foreign exchange reserves The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) - the Philippines' central bank - ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... demand remained weak with the export orders remaining unchanged at minus 19 this month. Weak global demand, along with Brexit uncertainty, will continue to provide headwinds for the country's manufacturing sector but would be partly offset by the recent ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... of these factors were touted as the reasons behind the recent turn in equity market sentiment. Never mind the just-in "Brexit" concern that's sure to add to the anxiety over central banks' problems with slowing growth and low inflation. Not that I complain ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... labour market is having". However, the current financial market volatility, slowing global growth, the immigration wave and Brexit talks could undermine investor, consumer and business confidence, slowing growth and in turn, price pressures. The BOE ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... (mainly emerging markets) growth, fears of a crash landing in China, low inflation/deflation risk, geo-political instability, Brexit, you name it we have it. Any or all leads to safe-haven US dollar buying - that was "extrapolated" to keep on rising ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... any good news, there's a sprinkling of the bad. The upcoming 7 May UK general election is generating another buzzword - 'Brexit' - with PM David Cameron promising to "renegotiate Britain's position within it [EU] and to hold that in-out referendum guaranteed ...