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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... goods (2.0%) and energy (1.5%). Production of non-durable consumer goods dipped by 0.1%. China trade balance China's trade surplus shrank to US$41.99 billion in September compared with US$520.49 billion in August and US$59.60 billion in September 2015. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
Germany trade balance Germany's trade surplus expanded by 2.6% to €20.0 billion in August - in line with market expectations - from July's €19.5 billion surplus as exports grew by much more than imports over the month, 5.4% versus 3.0%. Germany's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... 1.5% fall in imports. However, the recent strengthening of the Thai baht could limit further gains in the country's trade surplus.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... from the preliminary estimate of 0.6% and follows the 0.1% growth in the March quarter. China trade balance China's trade surplus declined to US$52.1 billion in August compared with the US$59.7 billion surplus recorded in the same month last year - lower ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... declined to 112.9 from 113.9. Malaysia trade balance A sharper decline exports relative to imports reduced Malaysia's trade surplus to its lowest level since October 2014. The country's surplus fell to 1.91 billion ringgit in July from 2.37 billion ringgit ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... 2.6 in November and 1.8 in December 2015 when the Fed went on lift off last December. China trade balance China's trade surplus increased to a higher-than-expected US$52.3 billion in July, up from US$48.1 billion in June and US$41.9 billion in the same ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... respectively. The 'time to buy a major household item' sub-index was unchanged". Indonesia trade balance Indonesia's trade surplus dropped sharply to US$370 million in May from the US$1,080 surplus recorded in the same month last year on the back of ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... overly bearish as four factors do not seem to support a competitive devaluation argument: China's record 2015 trade surplus of $600 billion, the health of the Chinese consumer, the absence of unemployment, and China's relentless rising market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... external trade South Korea's continues to produce a surplus in its external accounts. However, the US$7.1 billion trade surplus recorded in May is lower than market expectations for a US$9.5 billion surplus and represents a deterioration from April's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... - and the Ifo business climate index - up to 107.7 in May from 106.6 in April. Thailand trade balance Thailand's trade surplus narrowed to US$721 million in April, higher than market expectations for a US$500 million surplus but a substantial decline ...