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Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... Economics Paul Dales, "supports our view that the biggest surpluses are in the past and that net exports were a drag on real GDP growth in the first quarter". That may be, but we're already in the midst of the second quarter. And so far, latest data ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... residential investment, slows while the contributions from exports and business investment increase. The Bank now projects real GDP growth of 2 1/2 per cent in 2017 and just below 2 per cent in 2018 and 2019." To be sure, the Canadian economy had been ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... until the end of 2017. The ECB's policy statement revealed its optimism over the region's cyclical recovery... "Euro area real GDP increased by 0.4%, quarter on quarter, in the fourth quarter of 2016, following a similar pace of growth in the third quarter. ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... will deliver on his promised reflation - one that would bring about stronger growth (he's aiming for 3%-4% growth in US real GDP) that would lift company profits - and all the good things that go with it (investments in capital and labour) - and an end ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... quarterly drop since the 0.2% fall registered in March 2011. The latest figure takes the year-on-year growth rate in real GDP growth down to 1.8% in the September quarter from 3.1% in the second but (using the same measure) still ahead of the US (1.6%) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... Japan needs. The March 2011 quake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown sent what was already a slowing economy back into recession. Real GDP contracted by 2.0% in the March 2011 quarter and by 0.6% in the following three-month period. Not now when domestic spending ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Japan GDP Preliminary estimates of Japan's third quarter economy provided a positive surprise. Japanese real GDP growth accelerated to a quarterly rate of 0.5% in the three months to September from 0.2% in the June quarter and more than double market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... of this year. Eurozone GDP and inflation Preliminary estimates indicated some stability in the Eurozone economy with real GDP expanding at a quarterly rate of 0.3% in the three months to September following a similar 0.3% increase in the June quarter. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... investment grew at a slower rate. Market expectations were for a 0.6% quarterly growth rate. Year-on-year, South Korean real GDP expanded by 2.7% in the September quarter from 3.3% in the June quarter and beating market expectations for a 2.6% rise.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
US GDP The final estimate of US real GDP showed the economy expanding at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the second quarter. This represents an upgrade from the second estimate's 1.1% growth and better than expectations for a 1.3% gain. While personal ...