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Chief economist update: Chinese manufacturing ramps up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Activity in China's manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors returned with a vengeance after a brief pause during the country's Lunar New Year holidays. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data show that China's manufacturing PMI rebounded ...

EG to expand Asia REIT down under

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... investor offerings," Pak said. The HK$195 billion Link REIT has 127 properties in Hong Kong, five properties in Mainland China, one property in London and recently acquired 100 Market Street in Sydney. "Link REIT is eager to work closely with EG to deliver ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle keeps on turning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... ore prices because of the ongoing diplomatic and trade tensions between Canberra and Beijing, which has already prompted China to impose import restrictions on Australian products. The latest international merchandise trade data show that Australia's ...

Kin Group bids to takeover McPherson's

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... uncertainty, including a lack of visibility on the current performance of sales of the Dr. LeWinn's product range into China," Perkins said. "Although highly uncertain and with no guarantee of success, McPherson's urgently needs to undertake ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... 70.3% surge. This recent pause aside, the longer-term trend remains for continued price gains backed by strong demand from China - - the world's biggest consumer ((69.1% of total world iron imports) - strengthening economy and its growing demand ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... the Politburo's five-year plan that ensures a more sustainable long-term growth. Still, this isn't consistent with China being the only major economy that has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic without a recession and with positive economic growth ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... turn out as projected... which things almost always never do. Case in point, in its December 19, 2019 dot plot - before China alerted the World Health Organisation (WHO) of coronavirus infections in Wuhan (on 31 December) - shows the Fed's median ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... it - annus horribilis 2020 - when economic growth forecasts were being sliced as the coronavirus epidemic that started in China turned into a pandemic of biblical proportions. You and I and Irene had nowhere to hide. The butcher, the baker and the candlestick ...

New investment manager enters Aussie market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... long term winners. "Our challenge is to find investment managers that will be among the winners and we expect Fullgoal's China strategies to qualify. We will be looking to introduce Fullgoal's successful strategies to the institutional markets here in ...

Munich RE appoints Australasia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... of Munich Holdings Australasia. Based in Sydney, he will report to Tobias Farny, chief executive, Asia Pacific - greater China and Australia/New Zealand. Ronnenberg who, having successfully led Munich Re's business in Australia, will be returning to ...