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Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... record. Meanwhile, forced factory shutdowns, disruptions to their supply chains and reduced demand sent industrial production plummeting by 5.4% in the month of March - the steepest monthly decline since January 1946. Still, there's reason for optimism. ...

The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... indicators: Fixed asset investment dropped by 16.1% in the year to March after plummeting by 24.5 in February; industrial production's 13.5% dive in Feb was followed by a 1.1% decline in March; and, retail sales slumped by 20.5% and 15.8% (year-on-year) ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... bite yet." Similarly, IG market analyst Jingyi Pan expects the worst is still to come. "While US' March industrial production, retail sales and homebuilding data had all been expected to stay on the soft side seeing the dismal consensus, the depth ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... implementing now. While it didn't prevent Chinese economic activity indicators from contracting (big time): Industrial production dropped by 13.5% (year-on-year) in the January-February period following a 6.9% expansion in December; fixed asset investment ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... latest economic stats from China - ground zero - provide an indication of where other economies are headed. Industrial production dropped by 13.5% (year-on-year) in the January-February period following a 6.9% expansion in December. Fixed asset investment ...

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... target and matched consensus expectations. Monthly activity data were also heartening. Year on year growth in industrial production quickened to 6.9% in December from 6.2% in the previous month. This is also better than consensus expectations for a 5.9% ...

Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... than market expectations for 7.6% gain and the highest rate since June this year. Year on year growth in industrial production quickened to 6.2% in November from 4.7% in the previous month. This is also better than consensus expectations for a 5% increase ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... expectations for an acceleration to 7.9% and the slowest rate since April this year. Year on year growth in industrial production eased to 4.7% in October from 5.8% in the previous month and slower than market expectations for a 5.4% gain. Worse, fixed ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... expectations for an acceleration to 7.9% and the slowest rate since April this year. Year on year growth in industrial production eased to 4.7% in October from 5.8% in the previous month and slower than market expectations for a 5.4% gain. Worse, fixed ...

Chief economist update: China's great leap forward 70 years in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... fixed asset investment has decelerated from a high of 6.3% this year to 5.5% in the year to August; so has industrial production (5.5% in August from 2019's high of 8.5%); and, retail sales (7.5% from 8.7%). These suggest that the government needs ...