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The UK's still OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... remains OK. Along with the latest improvement in business and consumer confidence and PMI surveys, industrial and manufacturing output has bounced back. To be sure, market expected industrial and manufacturing rebound in November by 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively ...

Sun rising in Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... previous three quarters. This is consistent with the Markit/Nikkei PMI surveys that showed improvement in both the manufacturing (up to 52.4 in December from 51.3 in November) and services sector (up to 52.3 from 51.8).

Slack Eurozone labour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... preliminary reading of 53.9 and 53.9 in November. It is the highest reading since May of 2011 as an acceleration in manufacturing - up to 54.7 (the best since April 2011) from 53.7 in November - offset a slight dip, albeit, still expanding services sector ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... the rebound of commodity prices and a stable Chinese economy. "China is experiencing a lot more stability, and the manufacturing and services we were worried about in 2016 are all heading back into positive territory. You also have key emerging markets ...

Australia construction activity eases contraction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... points but to a level (48.6) still indicating contraction. This report follows strong readings from AiG's surveys of manufacturing and services activity. The AiG performance of manufacturing index increased for the fourth straight month to a solid 54.4 ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... divesting from tobacco, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund completed the sale of its remaining investments in tobacco manufacturing. As a part of an ongoing strategy to sell its legacy investments, the €8 billion ($11 billion) sovereign fund's decision ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... of 53.7 in December - the lowest in three months - from November's final reading of 54.9 as stronger expansion in manufacturing (to 54.2 in December from 54.1) was more than offset by a fall in the services sector's expansion (to 53.4 from 54.6) - the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... rate and August's 2.3%. Persistent US dollar strength should ease pressure on consumer price increases. US Markit manufacturing PMI If the trend improvement in the country's manufacturing PMI continues - against a backdrop of a strong US dollar - then ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... decline of 3.3% in September and 2.2% in August. The better-than-expected result was driven by a 4.6% jump in non-manufacturing orders that more than offset a 1.4% fall in manufacturing. A continued increase in core machinery orders suggests an improvement ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... deficit went down by 24% to A$6,265 million. Australia AiG construction survey In contrast with its surveys of the manufacturing and services sectors - both going into expansion territory in October and strengthening in November -- the AiG performance ...