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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... low; Weakest business sentiment since May 2015". According to Markit, "The survey panel mentioned the weakening of the Chinese economy as a key factor leading to the increased uncertainty".

FTSE Russell creates new China index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... born in India has almost tripled over the last 10 years and residents born in China have more than doubled in this time". Chinese born immigrants accounted for 2.0% while Indians made up 1.8% of the population at the end of June 2015. WA registered the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... is "something not seen since the global financial crisis". However, while the latest survey indicated that strains on Chinese businesses have increased, "Increases in Production, New Orders and Employment, though, suggest firms are on balance withstanding ...

Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... pharmaceutical company. Novo Nordisk currently provides 56% of China's insulin with that number set to rise as the number of Chinese citizens with diabetes predicted to hit 143 million by 2035. "The new geography of investing is bringing a transformative ...

No tears for China's disappointing data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan's "prevention is better than a cure" policy worked, or all of the above. Chinese industrial production growth slowed to a year-on-year rate of 5.4% in the January-February period - a seven year low and less ...

China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... upswing in equity and commodity markets hit the China wall, stalling or reversing following reports of worse-than-expected Chinese trade figures. This is because they reinforce the markets' current trepidation over slowing global growth. The world is ...

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... National People's Congress (NPC) will start on the 5th and lasts approximately 10 days. Financial markets expect that the Chinese government will lower its growth target to 6.5%-7.0% at this meeting while at the same time announcing stimulus measures ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Infrastructure Partners (GIP). According to reports, the group saw off stiff competition for the site, including bids from Chinese airlines owner HNA and Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, the firm controlled by Asia's richest man, Li Ka-Shing. GIP ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... prices and uncertainty such as over future developments in emerging and commodity-exporting economies, particularly the Chinese economy." This was the BOE's message in its 4 February statement: "GDP is expected to grow at around average rates over the ...