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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... trade sector's slowed. Meanwhile, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced that it has narrowed the GDP growth forecast for 2016 to 1.0% to 2.0% from the 1.0% to 3.0% it predicted earlier, citing downside risks that include: Brexit ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... and others were to reform their professional services markets, this could generate nearly half a percentage point in GDP growth from industries which use these services intensively. The report also says the impact would be even larger if fundamental ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... currently 230%of GDP. CNBC are quoting analysts from SMBC Nikko Securities who expect the package will push up real GDP growth by just 0.4% this year, trailing off to just one tenth that impact next year. To fund the package the Bank of Japan is expected ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... being impacted by a widespread drought that is estimated to be impacted up to 330 million people in the subcontinent. GDP growth in India expected to approach 8% according to a Reuters poll of economists, fuels expectations that Indian inflation is on ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... China has 11,000 kms, Spain 4,000 kms, Japan has 3,500 kms, and France and Germany have 2,000 kms each. Turkey's 4pct GDP growth GDP growth in Turkey is projected to remain close to 4% per annum in 2016 and 2017, according to the OECD. But a sharp hike ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... release that, "Economic growth is now lifting after a period of below-trend economic performance. We estimate headline GDP growth to be around 3% in fiscal year 2016, and the unemployment rate has fallen from last year's cyclical high. Significant currency ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... (services PMI down to 52.8 from 53.3) to its lowest reading in 17 months. According to Markit, "The survey is signalling GDP growth of just 0.3%, similar to the sluggish trend recorded over the past year. The data suggest that the strong upturn seen ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... 1.25% on the 9th of June. However, the government remains gloomy on the country's outlook. It recently cut its 2016 GDP growth forecast to 2.8% from 3.1% (projected in December) and expects inflation of 1.1%, down from December's estimate of 1.6%. In ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... remains lower than the annualised 1.4% growth in the December 2015 quarter but this is now old news and second quarter GDP growth is forecast to be stronger -2.0%. Just as well that the US economy would be starting from a stronger position before the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... to 'AA', saying that the "uncertainty following the referendum outcome will induce an abrupt slowdown in short-term GDP growth, as businesses defer investment and consider changes to the legal and regulatory environment." Both agencies warned of further ...