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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... 0.2% in the first quarter. Consensus expectations were for a 1.8% gain. Labour costs rose by 2.1% in the year to June. China CPI inflation The annual rate of consumer price inflation in China eased to 1.8% in July (as expected) from 1.9% in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Inflation crashes to 1pct The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in the June quarter 2016, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This follows a fall of 0.2% in the March quarter 2016. Annual inflation is now just 1.0% ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... Australia and implements the same investment philosophy as its UK offering, although it is managed in A$ and to an Australian CPI +4% investment objective. Since its inception, BMO has raised more than A$600 million in the fund. BMO Global Asset Management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... chance of 'Brexit' risks coming to pass" - before cutting the official cash rate by 25 bps at its 2 August meeting after the CPI report - out on 27 July - confirms that inflation remains below target. US house prices The Federal Housing Finance Agency ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... British manufacturers had a tricky start to the year, there are more positive signs as output and demand stabilise." Hong Kong CPI inflation Easing food, transport and housing prices lowered Hong Kong's annual CPI inflation rate to 2.6% in May from 2.7% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... 1.25% from 1.50%. Apart from falling exports and weakened domestic demand, the BOK also noted easing inflation - headline CPI slowed to 0.8% in the year to May from 1.0% in April; the core rate decelerated to 1.6% from 1.8%. The latest PPI report indicates ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... and the absence of a big surprise - up or down - provides no immediate implication for RBA monetary policy adjustment. US CPI inflation Headline consumer prices increased by 0.2% in May, slowing from April's 0.4% monthly gain and lower than expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... consecutive month of year on year decline, falling by 4.1% in the year to May that followed a 14.6% contraction in April. Malaysia CPI inflation As expected, Malaysia's CPI inflation slowed to an annual rate of 2.0% in May - the slowest since April last ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... inflationary pressures prompted the Australian central bank to cut interest rates last month, April's "inflation surprise" - CPI inflation quickened to 5.4% in the year to April from 4.8% in March (RBI target 5%) - prevented the RBI from reducing interest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... the 15th straight sub-50 reading. The official non-manufacturing PMI declined to 53.1 in May from 53.5 in April. Thailand CPI inflation Thailand's headline consumer prices increased by 0.5% in the year to May, up from 0.1% in April and higher than expectations ...