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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... composite PMI rose to 51.3 in March from 49.4 in February - contributed to a higher-than-expected US$10.2 billion increase in China's foreign exchange reserves to US$3.21 trillion in March from US$3.20 trillion in February. Last month's increase in reserves ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
AiG Performance of Construction index Construction activity in Australia continues to slow. The AiG Performance of Construction Index fell to a 13th month low of 45.2 points in March from 46.1 in February. The latest result also marked the fourth straight ...

CPT Global appoints former DBS exec as Australasia chief

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... and Mainland China operations. Prior to DBS Bank Lynch served as the chief operations officer for Standard Chartered in China and brings 13 years of on-the-ground Asian experience to CPT. In his new role Lynch will also be responsible for developing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... the ABS, "The number of Australian residents born in India has almost tripled over the last 10 years and residents born in China have more than doubled in this time". Chinese born immigrants accounted for 2.0% while Indians made up 1.8% of the population ...

Australian non-bank finance shows robust growth

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... study surveyed over 500 alternative finance companies and captured an estimated 70% of the visible market. "Activity in China dwarfs much of the region, but Australia is punching above its weight, creating niche markets and capitalising on the sophistication ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... Recall that sustained yuan depreciation is one of the markets' lingering concerns because (1) it underscores the slowdown in China's economy and, (2) because it puts downward pressure on emerging market currencies. There'll be more of 'em CBs meeting ...

China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... is because they reinforce the markets' current trepidation over slowing global growth. The world is not buying "Made in China" produce. China's exports plunged by 25.4% in the year to February - lower than consensus predictions for a 14.5% drop and an ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... from 1.6% to 1.5%; in the UK from 2.1% to 1.9%; in Japan from 1.7% to.7%; in India from 7.7% to 7.3%. Growth stalled in China at 6.9% over the same period. While the latest National Account numbers painted a picture of 'what was' in the December quarter ...

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... in February. This is the lowest reading since November 2011 and marks the seventh straight month that factory activity in China had been contracting. Although still expanding (above 50), the non-manufacturing PMI declined from 53.5 in January to 52.7 ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... market capitalisation and 30% of capital raised (technology IPOs accounted for 8% and 6% of those in 2014). "Volatility in China and falling commodity prices have created an unsettling environment for equity investors, but IPOs remained stock market ...