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Chief economist update: Tweeting Trump versus totalitarian Xi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... US recession. Latest data showing indications of further slowing in the Chinese economy - retail sales, industrial production, fixed asset investment, total social financing, among others - have prompted the government unveil counter-cyclical measures. ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... the sharp slowdown in China, where latest activity indicators came in weaker than market expectations - industrial production slowed to 4.8% in the year to July from 6.3% in June; retail sales growth eased to 7.6% from 9.8%; and, year-on-year growth ...

Chief economist update: The (trade) war is back on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... - above market expectations for a 8.4% gain and the fastest rate since September 2018. Annual growth in industrial production sped up to 8.5% in March - the biggest increase since July 2014 - versus 5.3% in February, beating expectations for a 5.9% increase. ...

Chief economist update: China and the spring in its step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... the January to March 2019 period (from a year earlier), up from 6.1% in the first two months of the year. Industrial production soared by 8.5% in the year to March - the fastest rate since July 2014 -- after rising by 5.3% each in the previous two months ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... activity data supports these predictions, underscored by the continued downtrend in fixed asset investment, industrial production and retail sales. Not to mention the lead from the Caixin China composite PMI which has declined to within a whisker of ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... "Growth rates have been marked down for many economies, notably Germany (due to soft private consumption, weak industrial production following the introduction of revised auto emission standards, and subdued foreign demand); Italy (due to weak domestic ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... the year to September from 9% in the previous month, other economic data are pointing to further weakness. Industrial production growth slowed to 5.8% year-on-year in September of 2018 - the weakest reading since February 2016 - from 6.1% in August. ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Fixed asset investment growth slowed to 6.1% in the year to May from 7% in April; The year-on-year growth in industrial production eased to 6.8% in May from April's 7%; Retail spending slowed for a third consecutive month to 8.5% in May from 9.4% ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... almost all sectors, in retail, sales, manufacturing, services, in construction. Then we had declines in industrial production, in capital goods production. The PMI in exports orders also declined. Also we had declines in national business and confidence ...

What price Brexit certainty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... 0.5% on the 2nd of November. Succeeding economic reports released since have even been stronger: Growth in industrial production accelerated to 2.5% in the year to September, up from 1.8% in the previous month and much higher than market expectations ...