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Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... life - above US$0.73 - and latest activity stats indicate that the Chinese economy continues to strengthen. Industrial production grew by a better than expected 6.9% in the year to October, with 34 out of 41 major industry groups recording gains. Fixed ...

Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... to 3.3% in September from 0.5% in the previous month and after the previous five months of contraction. Industrial production also continued to strengthen - up by 6.9% in the year to September from 5.6% in August and 4.8% in July. Likewise, September ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... retail spending is back in the black, up by 0.5% in the year to August after spending five months in the red. Industrial production continued to strengthen - up by 5.6% in the year to August, accelerating from 4.8% in the previous month and reversing ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... over the past three months to July. Similarly, activity measures - retail sales; fixed asset investment; industrial production - continues to sequentially improved since their sharp drops in February this year. Although still in contraction, the annual ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... contraction (minus 6.8% y-o-y) in the March quarter. Activity measures - retail sales; fixed asset investment; industrial production - have sequentially improved since their sharp drops in February this year. The Caixin China PMI - composite, manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... progressive improvement - down by just 3.1% in the year to June from February's -24.5% dive. The same goes for industrial production, but with much more positive results - up by 4.8% in the year to June, an acceleration from the previous month's ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... dropping by 1.7% in March. This comes amid recent statistics highlighting the recovery in business activity: industrial production grew by 4.4% in the year to May - the third straight month of improvement after a 13.5% fall in February; the contraction ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... provided further confirmation of its success against COVID-19. Activity indicators continued to improve: industrial production growth accelerated to 4.4% in the year to May from 3.9% in April and minus 1.1% in March; the year-on-year contraction in fixed ...

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... that began in June last year. With the spread of the coronavirus under control, and economic indicators - industrial production increased by 3.9% in the year to April after dropping by 13.5% in February; the annual rate of decline in retail spending ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... record. Meanwhile, forced factory shutdowns, disruptions to their supply chains and reduced demand sent industrial production plummeting by 5.4% in the month of March - the steepest monthly decline since January 1946. Still, there's reason for optimism. ...