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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... the expectations indicator suggests respondents anticipate more policy easing. UK CBI industrial trends survey The Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) survey of 471 UK manufacturers showed that while total orders book balance improved to minus ...

Lift-off on Carney's mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... the late nineties or early days of the noughties." Not surprisingly, UK businesses are also optimistic.A While the Confederation of British Industry's economic composite indicator - a survey of over 750 private sector firms across the manufacturing ...

BOE has a problem to smile about

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... January, marking the 20th consecutive month that this measure has fallen. Moreover, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs - published earlier this month - found that "Demand for staff continued to rise at a marked ...

More taper talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013

Investors demand more clarity on carbon exposures

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... omission of key questions just adds. " AODP board member Sharan Burrow, whose organisation, International Trade Union Confederation, is preparing to add to the member pressure on funds said: "We simply don't have time to talk about fund policy and business ...

IMF - It Means Fun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... evidence: On 25 October 2007, then IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato told his audience at the Valencian Business Confederation in Spain that, "The overall picture then is that we expect growth in the advanced economies to slow but not stop..." It ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... start. On 25 October 2007, then IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato told his audience at the Valencian Business Confederation in Spain that, "The overall picture then is that we expect growth in the advanced economies to slow but not stop&" It didn't ...

IMF says prepare to buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... look. On 25 October 2007, then IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato told his audience at the Valencian Business Confederation in Spain that, "The overall picture then is that we expect growth in the advanced economies to slow but not stop..." It didn't ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... January last year. All that fiscal tightening and higher euro exchange rate are starting to bite. In the UK, the Confederation of British Industry released October data showing that factory orders dropped at their fastest pace in six months. Weak economic ...

Biggest Loser Part 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... earlier in the year and reported that it has shed 1.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2008. But not to be outdone, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) predicts that UK economic growth could fall by 3.3 per cent this year - more than the 2.8 per ...