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Fixed income investors turning to Serbia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... and therefore unaffected by trade sanctions in Russia, which has prompted Japanese and German companies to move manufacturing facilities there. This three-tiered approach, he continued, has driven a 6.34% return from T. Rowe Price's Dynamic Global Bond ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... following a 4.3% fall in the December 2015 quarter. Markit flash US services PMI It appears that it's not only the US manufacturing sector that's slowed in May, the services industry is too. Coming on the heels of the reported decline in the Markit flash ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
US Richmond Fed manufacturing index The Richmond Fed manufacturing survey, like the Empire State and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys released before it, is considered second-tier and like them, the latest update indicated slowing manufacturing activity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... analysed could have significant room for improvement around energy use across the sectors of airlines, automobile manufacturing, chemicals, construction materials, paper and steel. Denis said a key issue highlighted by the analysis was the need to improve ...

CFO for iSelect

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... capitalisation from $14 million to $2.5 billion. Inns has served in a number of senior finance roles in technology and manufacturing companies in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Commenting on the appointment, iSelect chief executive officer Scott ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
US Empire State manufacturing survey The latest update on the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... the year to March, down from the previous month's 2.0% increase and disappointing expectations for a 2.5% gain. Manufacturing output - which accounts for around three-quarters of the total - dropped by 1.2% over the same period. In spite of this, financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... declined by 0.2% in the year to March after a 0.1% pick up in the previous month, due largely to a 1.9% drop in manufacturing production - the largest drop in almost three years - which accounts for around 70% of total industrial production. Weak global ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... becomes significantly important in a world of slowing/stalling growth. According to the latest JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI survey, growth is... stalled. "The growth rate of the global manufacturing sector ground to a near-standstill at the start ...