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Brexit-proof?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
A small dip in the Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI to 54.2 in March from 54.5 in the previous month provides further evidence of the economy's resilience to Brexit uncertainty. The latest reading might be the lowest level in four months but it's also ...

Japanese businesses have sunnier mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... this year - the highest since the March quarter of last year - from plus 18 in the December quarter. Both large manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses plan to lift capital spending by 0.6% -- down from 5.5% in the previous three-month period ...

China manufacturing expansion gains and slows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
China's official manufacturing PMI measure showed the index improving for the second straight month to 51.8 in March and the eight consecutive month that the index had been above the 50 expansion/contraction line. This is better than market expectations ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... Association Australasia. AMP Capital is a case in point, recently announcing it will divest about $440 million of tobacco manufacturing-related equity and fixed income, and about $130 million in manufacturers of cluster munition and landmine holdings ...

Global healing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... too. The 'Markit Global Business Outlook' - a survey that measures expectations for the year ahead across 12,000 manufacturing and services companies across the globe - tells us so. The latest survey (conducted on 9-27 February) showed global business ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... weapons manufacturers that do not meet the minimum ethical standards it requires. About $440 million of tobacco manufacturing-related equity and fixed income, and about $130 million invested in manufacturers of cluster munition and landmine holdings ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... evolve in line with our expectations". The latest February payrolls numbers aren't out yet but the lead from the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys portends another strong result following January's stronger-than-expected 227K addition. ...

Forward thinking must underpin advice: Vanguard

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... In particular, Davis noted the rise in the populist belief that globalism was the cause of a global decrease in manufacturing, urging advisers to realise that the strong acceleration of technological change is the true underlining cause. According to ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... followed October's 13% decline. The gathering synchronisation in global economic growth, along with strengthening manufacturing activity conditions in China - underscored by the higher than expected official and Caixin manufacturing PMI for February ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... 70 months, pushed higher by a sharp improvement in the services sector (to 55.6 from 53.7) and a pick-up in the manufacturing sector (to 55.5 from 55.2). Last night's credit figures provide further indications of this growth impetus. While as expected ...