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Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... October 2 on the back of renewed recession fears, sparked by reports that the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped deeper into contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September - the lowest since ...

Chief economist update: US recession on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... recession fears came back to the fore. This time, sparked by reports that the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped deeper into contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September - the lowest since ...

Chief economist update: The greatest central banker of modern times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... a reading of 50.4 in September from 51.9 in the previous month), due largely to the deepening contraction in the manufacturing sector (down to 45.6 from 47.0 in August) and the decline in the services sector (to 52.0 from 53.5). Moreover, both headline ...

Purdue bankruptcy vindicates ESG screens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... screens that ensure it is not exposed to cases like Purdue's. The Schroders research team identified the opioid manufacturing industry as a sector at significant risk, identifying a number of companies through data insights that were involved in aggressive ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... protectionism" has risen further with the escalation of the US-China trade war. The recently-released IHS Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI survey gave credence to Draghi's statement at the July press conference that the economic outlook "is getting ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... the sixth largest economy in aggregate. Even before the trade tensions began, many corporations were relocating manufacturing operations to South East Asia as China became less cheap to do business. The trade tensions have only accelerated this process ...

Chief economist update: Hard target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... also continues to show ongoing malaise, with reported business conditions at a level last seen in the GFC - while manufacturing has also shown steep declines." Business conditions rose to a reading of +3 in June from +1 in the previous month, but remained ...

Charter Hall industrial fund scores top Lonsec rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... well-located and adaptable industrial sites covering a variety of uses including logistics, distribution, storage, manufacturing and food processing," Lonsec said. "Additionally, all direct properties bar one are leased on a triple-net basis, whereby ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... US$0.9786 on 15 July 2008 to US$0.6036 on 27 October 2008 when the global financial system was in chaos. Domestic manufacturing, retailing, tourism, education, to name a few, would be clicking on the "heart button" on Facebook. They'll also like ...

Super fund appoints investment lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... for selecting ethical and Islamic compliant industries to invest member funds, screening out sectors like weapons manufacturing, alcohol production and sales and gambling. Crescent Wealth managing director Talal Yassine recognised the strength of appointing ...