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Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... by both the government and Caixin indicated the economy is marking time, at best. The official PMI survey showed manufacturing PMI fell to a reading of 54.4 in February from 55.3 in the previous month and the services PMI went down to 50.3 - just above ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... equity-esque vehicle to "incubate companies in the new technology space, such as internet companies and high-end manufacturing." The final point, Beautiful China, will precipitate a tightening of environmental regulations, which will in turn affect governance ...

Chief economist update: Euro's uptrend is a downtrend risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... the 3.4% rate recorded in exactly one decade. The Eurozone ended 2017 with a big bang. The latest Markit Economics manufacturing PMI survey shows that it's starting 2018 with a bigger bang. The final estimate of the IHS Markit Eurozone manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... the composite PMI rising 58.1 in December 2017 - the highest since February 2011 - on the back of a surge in the manufacturing PMI to a record high 60.6 and a jump in the services PMI to a six and a half year high of 56.6. With growth indications like ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... AiG performance indices offer good tidings, i.e. further improvement in the labour market. The AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month for its 14th straight month of expansion. The ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... 54 in October from 53.9 in September. This marked the 61st month that the index signalled expansion as both the manufacturing and services sectors continued to improve. This has continued into November and is much stronger. According to the report released ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... October and business confidence remaining above its long-term average (+8 versus +6). The latest AiG performance of manufacturing index's sharp reversal to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month also fits with the optimism over ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... companies that build clean energy infrastructure or avoiding investments that can harm communities such as weapons manufacturing." Other key issues of concern for consumers, in terms of their investments, include animal cruelty (69%), human rights violations ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... currently. NAB's Group Economics team explains the surge in business conditions "stems from a surprise improvement in manufacturing conditions, while conditions in personal services improved sharply as well." But NAB's explanation doesn't jive with the ...

The next generation of bancassurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... entering strategic distribution partnerships represents an evolutionary shift in the bancassurance model away from manufacturing which should result in better outcomes for clients, given the benefits associated with specialisation and best of breed solutions. ...