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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... better than market expectations for a 1.4% rise and the fastest rate of increase since January 2016's 3.5% surge. Capital goods production rose by 3.8% in the year to April while intermediate and durable consumer goods both increased by 1.5%. Energy ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... hydrocarbon or heavy carbon dioxide producers from portfolios; the LCE approach, meanwhile, "allows users to track revenues from goods, products and services that help the world to adapt to, mitigate or remediate the impact of climate change, resource ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... generally. Akin to their Italian counterparts, French retailers reported job losses and the scaling back of spending on goods for resale as operating margins remained under pressure. German retailers, on the other hand, reported the first improvement ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... (+1.0 percent). Clothing, footwear and personal accessory sales rose by 0.5%; sales in department stores and of household goods went up by 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively while other retailing rose by 0.2%. Food sales declined by 0.3% in April -- Supermarket ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... and 2.7% year-on-year - it would be a detraction from GDP growth in the following quarter given the 0.3% fall in sales of goods and services (indicating unwanted inventory buildup). Australia new homes sales The Housing Industry Association reported ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... completely factored in the interest rate cut announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on the 3rd of May. US durable goods orders Indications on US business investment remains mixed. The headline number is good. Total new orders for durable goods ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... utilisation (down 24 points to - 6 from +18). The volume of new orders dropped from +18 to 0 in May. Inventories of finished goods and raw materials went up by 5 points to a +9 reading and 10 points to +25, respectively in May - suggesting unwanted inventory ...

New retirement income calculator more accurate than ever

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... think about when planning their retirement, including how long they may live for, the impact of inflation on the cost of the goods and services they will likely need, and how market volatility may impact their income. "The more basic calculators on the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... Except for energy production (up 2.0% over the month), output in major categories dropped in March: non-durable consumer goods (-1.9%); capital goods (-1.1%); intermediate goods (-0.8%); durable consumer goods (-0.4%). In year-on-year terms, euro industrial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... over the past 12 months to April while those of non-food items increased by 1.1% over the same period. Prices of consumer goods and services went up by 2.5% and 2.0%, respectively. Producer prices in China provided a better read, with the rate of inflation ...