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Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... recent rebound in the global composite and services PMI indices and the slowdown in the rate of decline in the global manufacturing PMI. Then again, the Fed could use the improvement in global economic activity as reason for resuming its policy normalisation ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian automatic and ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... and other Asian markets on the back of slowing demand." You can add the appreciating yen to this. The Tankan large manufacturing outlook index portends the pessimism continuing in the coming quarter with the reading falling to 8 in the March quarter ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... "Businesses have been working to put in contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit". The jump in the latest IHS/Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI to a 13-month high reading of 55.1 in March from 52.1 in the previous month bears this out for the simple reason ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... poster boy to that old saying that, "a stitch in time saves nine" China is it. Latest data show that China's manufacturing sector is back in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased to a reading ...

Finance sector hiring outlook weakens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... strongest hiring pace - double that of the financial services sector. The weakest outlook for job prospects was in manufacturing. ManpowerGroup said that job seekers in the finance, insurance and real estate industries can expect a moderate hiring pace ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... additional downward pressure but Beijing will not let economic growth slip out of reasonable range. Cuts in VAT for manufacturing and other sectors will take effect from 1 April, while social security fees will be reduced from 1 May, offering some support ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... declined to within a whisker of stall speed (50.9) in January from 52.2 in the previous month, dragged down by the manufacturing PMI that remained in contraction territory to 49.9 in February for a third month running. This is a no-brainer for Trump's ...

Chief economist update: Bring on Aussie dollar depreciation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... 7.0% on the trade weighted index). This is good. I could almost smell the love starting to emanate from the local manufacturing, retailing, tourism, education, etc. sectors Australian exporters would find their products and services more competitive ...

No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... immediate influence, he said. The VIX volatility index will be guided by US-centric events such as earnings season, manufacturing and employee data and the Fed possibly raising rates, Ho added. Disunited Kingdom: Read our chief economist update Greg ...