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This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... fast slowing economy around. Other key releases out of Japan this week are updates on machine tool orders, industrial production and capacity utilisation. Europe: There is light data coming out of Europe this week to capture the market's attention and ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... jobless rate is expected to remain at 4.1 per cent in July. Other data out of Japan this week are updates on industrial production, retail sales, and housing starts. Although markets expect a slight improvement in these indicators, the broader trend ...

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... conditions index posted a zero reading from 7 in May. In Japan, markets will be paying close attention to industrial production and consumer confidence. Japan's industrial production fell by 2 percent in the month of June. Meanwhile, consumer confidence ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... reports on advance retail sales, July CPI and the University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment index and industrial production. Slow growth. US retail sales are expected to decline by 0.1 percent in July following a 0.1 percent rise in June. Retail ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Year-over-year, June's retail sales are expected to fall by 0.2 percent, negating last month's 0.2 percent increase. Industrial production, out on Wednesday, is expected to fall by 1.6 percent in June following a 2.8 percent decline in May. Weak domestic ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will fall by 1.20 percent this year from 1.28 percent. In other news, US industrial production increased by 0.5 percent in June, driven by a surprise 5.4 percent spike in motor vehicles as the suppliers' strike ended. ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... percent from 4.1 percent and the core rate to 2.5 percent from 2.3 percent. Wednesday also brings updates on industrial production, which is expected to rebound by 0.2 percent in June after falling by the same amount in the previous month. The annual ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... industrial output and house prices declining, and the unemployment rate rising. In the 12 months to May, industrial production fell by 1.6 percent - the sharpest rate of decline in two and a half years. The unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in April ...

Market Movers Overnight (8 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... confirmation that the slowdown in the United States is spreading to other major world economies. German industrial production fell by 2.4 per cent in May from the previous month - the largest drop in nine years. Slowing global economic activity, high ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... consumer sentiment on a decline, it would be difficult for this indicator to continue to rise going forward. Industrial Production (June). This is another indicator that investors routinely watch to gauge economic activity. Japan's industrial production ...