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Chief economist update: If you can't beat Trump, copy Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... generate increased household consumption and shore up the economy. Household consumption accounts for about 39% of Chinese GDP. This compares with the 20% contribution of GDP. Consumers are the lynchpin of the economy. Their spending generates sales ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... lowest level in nearly seven years. Now, for the good news: For the nth time, China has proven the experts wrong. Chinese GDP expanded by 6.8% in the year to the December quarter following a similar increase in the previous quarter. This is higher than ...

Less liquidity to lessen risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... perfectly timed for the economy continues to expand greater than the government's growth target of 6.5% this year. Chinese GDP grew by 6.9% in the year to the March 2017 and June quarter and 6.8% in the September quarter.

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... (surprise, surprise) - with a buffer to boot - as China's economy growth accelerated in the first three months of 2017. Chinese GDP expanded by 6.9% in the year to the March quarter, a step up from the December 2016 quarter's 6.8% growth rate and 6.7% ...

Asia-Pacific leads global HNW population and wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... remain the strongest pillars supporting the rise in HNWI wealth in the region, allowing investors to overcome slow Chinese GDP growth, a stagnant Japanese economy and volatile EU and US economies. China and Japan drove more than 90% of Asia-Pacific's ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... to financial market ears. The fear of a hard landing in China's economy also now appears to be only that... fear. Chinese GDP expanded by 6.7% in the year to the March quarter - slower than the previous one's 6.8% but right smack on market expectations. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... resources sector was benefiting from higher iron ore and oil prices. Lennox said afternoon trade would largely depend upon Chinese GDP and production figures. Official figures out of China just after noon AEST showed that its economy expanded seven per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... imports in the year to March. Mr K'Nell said many investors were likely to sit on the sidelines until the release of Chinese GDP figures and Australian unemployment figures later in the week. In the resources sector at 1019 AEST, global miner BHP Billiton ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... that "magic" number that prevents riots since the second quarter of last year. In the first quarter of this year, Chinese GDP grew by 7.7%...but we're used to it now. Slowly we'll get accustomed to another downshift...to around 7.0% -- the new Politburo's ...

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... data out of China - from retail spending to industrial production - indicates that it's cleared for take off again. Chinese GDP will be released later today and is expected to show annual growth accelerating to 7.8% in the December quarter from 7.4% ...