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The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... in June from 6.5% in the previous months, significantly higher than the expected 6.5% increase. Non-farm fixed asset investment grew by 8.6% in the first half of this year, the same rate as the January to May period and better than market expectations ...

Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... first quarter GDP growth nearly doubled to 0.44 percentage points (from 0.23 pps in the first estimate); fixed asset investment's contribution more than doubled to 1.85 pps (from 0.69 pps); and, net exports added more - 0.13 pps from the initial estimate ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... expansion since September quarter of 2015. The strong start to 2017 is backed up by other indicators. Non-farm fixed asset investment increased by 9.2% in the year to the March quarter, up from 8.1% in the January-February period and beating market expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... better than expectations for a 6.0% rise and is the fastest growth rate since August 2015's 6.3% advance. Fixed asset investment went up by 8.3% in the January to November period, following a similar advance recorded in the first ten months of 2016 and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... worsened, down by 0.1% in the year to the September quarter from up 0.7% in the previous period. China fixed asset investment Fixed asset investment in China increased by 8.3% in the first 10 months of 2016 compared to a year earlier, slightly faster ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... economy. Retail sales increased by 10.7% in the year to September, up from 10.6% in the previous month; Fixed asset investment expanded by 8.2% over the same period, up from 8.1% in August; Industrial production increased by 6.1% following August's 6.3% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... the year to August, up from 6.0% in the previous month and beating expectations for a 6.1% rise. China fixed asset investment increased by 8.1% in the year to August, following a similar 8.1% in the previous month and beating expectations for an 8.0% ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... down by 0.5% in June while retail sales were flat in July; Chinese retail sales, industrial production, fixed asset investment and inflation slowed; Eurozone GDP growth halved to 0.3% in the June quarter from 0.6% in the first; UK house prices fell by ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... accounted for the bulk of May's increase. This was partially offset by a 2.3% decline in mining output. China fixed asset investment Another miss. Growth in China's fixed asset investment slowed to 9.6% in the January to May period compared with the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... markets still divided on the need for further PBOC monetary easing. The upcoming updates on retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial production - due out over the weekend - could tip the scales one way or the other. UK trade balance The cheaper ...