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Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... growth halved to 0.3% in the June quarter from 0.6% in the first; UK house prices fell by 1% in the month of July, manufacturing production declined by 0.3% in June and trade deficit widened in June. This disconnect makes it hardly surprising for DoubleLine ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... quarter, equal to the March's quarter's 2.1% growth rate but down from the first estimate's 2.2% rate. A rebound in the manufacturing sector was the main growth driver while the construction, services and wholesale & retail trade sector's slowed. Meanwhile ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... Market expectations were for a 3.1% gain. Orders from manufacturers soared by 17.7 percent while those from non-manufacturing sector rose by 2.1%. However, note that the Japanese yen was trading at around the ¥105-110 level in May and June. The Japanese ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Orders dropped by 19.9% in the year to June. Weak global demand and the strong yen continue to pressure Japan's manufacturing sector, underscoring market disappointment over the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) expansion of its stimulus programme announced late ...

Trust ahead of returns for member retention

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... their employers. The fund is multi-sector, servicing employers and members from the energy, water, infrastructure, manufacturing, health, legal and services sectors.

Equip CIO departs following restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... their employers. The fund is multi-sector, servicing employers and members from the energy, water, infrastructure, manufacturing, health, legal and services sectors.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... quarter annual growth rate is the fastest expansion since March 2015 and was due to stronger growth in the country's manufacturing sector, up by 0.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, reversing the first quarter's 0.5% fall. However, this was partly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... from 42.9 in May), activity (53.9 from 47.7) and employment (53.9 from 49.0). This followed AiG's surveys of the manufacturing (up to 51.8 in June from 51.0 in May) and services sector (51.3 from 51.5) pointing to expansion in these three sectors of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... the flash reading of 52.8 but unchanged from the previous month's final estimate of 53.1 as the expansion in the manufacturing sector (manufacturing PMI up to 52.8 in June from 51.5 in May) to its highest level in six months was negated by the slowdown ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... month. Stocks (46.6) and deliveries (48.5) contracted. The AiG performance of services index followed the one of manufacturing - reported earlier - showing factory activity index rising to 51.8 in June from 51.0 in the previous month. UK construction ...