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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... month but these were more than offset by a 34,900 increase in part-time jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.7% in March - the lowest since September 2013 -- from 5.8% in February (revised from 5.9%). The participation rate was unchanged at 64.9%. ...

Largest five banks all Asian

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
The world's five largest banks are all based in Asia, and China-headquartered banks made up the top four, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's latest global bank rankings, while Australian banks have slipped down the rankings. The three largest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... China trade stats add to recent positive releases - such as the improvement in PMI (both Caixin and official measure) in March -- giving credence to the IMF's recent upgrade of its 2016 China growth forecast from 6.3% to 6.5%. Chinese exports jumped ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
IMF World Economic Outlook Another 3 months, another downgrade. In its April World Economic Outlook (WEO) update, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet again revised down its global growth forecasts. The IMF now expects the global economy to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... that Australian business conditions and confidence improved in March. Business conditions increased to a reading of 12 in March - the highest level since early 2008 -- from 8 in February and 6 in January. This, according to NAB, reflected "above-average ...

Lifestage funds outperform early

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Differences in the performance trends of MySuper single investment strategies and MySuper lifecycle products are beginning to emerge according to the latest Rainmaker research. Rainmaker recently combined the quarterly returns of both MySuper investment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... that Australian business conditions and confidence improved in March. Business conditions increased to a reading of 12 in March - the highest level since early 2008 -- from 8 in February and 6 in January. This, according to NAB, reflected "above-average ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Safe haven purchases, speculative positioning ahead of the fiscal year-end, repatriation, reduced interest rate yield differential, policy impotence... take your pick. The fact remains that the Japanese yen has appreciated - big time - vis-A -vis the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... central bank - released figures showing that the country's gross international reserves increased to US$82.6 billion in March - the highest since December 2013 - from US$81.9 billion in the previous month and US$80.5 billion in March 2015. BSP governor ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... dollar back then. Caixin China Composite PMI The Caixin China Composite PMI - manufacturing and services - rose to 51.3 in March - the highest reading in 11 months - after dipping into contraction territory (49.4) in February, pointing to a rebound in ...