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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... The Eurozone economy grew by 0.5% in the first quarter of this year, up from 0.3% in the previous two quarters and the fastest quarterly growth rate in a year. Further acceleration over the next three-month period appears to be at risk now gauging from ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... April's 0.4% month-on-month increase in US headline CPI inflation might be higher than the expected 0.3% pick-up and the fastest rate of monthly rise since February 2013 but this is mainly due to the 8.1% jump in gasoline prices and the weaker US dollar ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released last week. Retail sales jumped by 1.3% in April - the fastest increase since March 2015 -- versus the previous month's 0.3% fall and expectations for a 0.9% increase. Retail ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... the year to the December quarter of 2015, taking the full year 2015 rate of change in the economy to minus 3.8% -- the fastest pace of decline since 1991. The Olympics has also not impacted job creation with latest available data showing the country's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... billion in March from £4.30 billion in the previous month and £5.14 billion in January as exports increased by 1.2% -- the fastest monthly growth rate in 6 months - in March while imports inched up by 0.1% over the same period. Financial markets expected ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... Industry Association (HIA) shows that sales of new homes in the country have again picked up pace, rising by 8.9% -- the fastest pace since January 2010 - and more than negating the previous month's 5.3% decline. The 7,986 homes sold in March is the ...

Future Super issues $145m admin mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... companies. Future Super managing director Simon Sheikh commented on the new partnership, saying: "As one of Australia's fastest-growing super funds, Future Super is looking forward to working with OneVue Super Services to drive further administration ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... consumer spending. Household spending dropped by 5.3% in the year to March - worse than the expected 4.2% decline and the fastest rate of decline since March last year - following a 1.2% year-on-year upturn in the previous month. Weak consumer spending ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... of the continued decline in exports and increased imports. Export shipments fell by 4.5% in the year to February - the fastest rate of decline following a 3.9% contraction in the previous month, taking to 11 the number of months of falling Philippine ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... A 9.2% drop in crude oil prices accounted for the 3.1% deflation in German producer prices in the year to March - the fastest rate of decline since November 2010 - following a 3.0% fall in the previous month and worse than expectations for a 2.9% decrease. ...