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Equip hires head of technology from GE

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 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, 24 JUN 2016
US flash manufacturing PMI The Markit flash US Manufacturing PMI shows factory activity improved to its highest in three months. The PMI rose to a preliminary reading of 51.4 in June from 50.7 in the previous month - better than expectations for a slight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... outcome compares with a similar 6.0% expansion in the previous month and expectations for a 5.9% rise. A 7.2% jump on manufacturing production and a 2.4% increase in production of electricity, gas, water production and water supply accounted for the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... economic growth rate ahead of the US (2.0%), the Eurozone (1.5%), the United Kingdom (2.0%) and Japan (-0.05%). US ISM manufacturing index Contrary to indications of weakening manufacturing activity contained in regional PMI reports - and flat activity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... end of market expectations of 0 to 0.5% increase. The March quarter decline in profits was led by a 14.5% drop in manufacturing. Profits in the mining sector fell by 6.6% (accelerating from the 8.4% contraction in the December 2015 quarter) and electricity ...

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 ...