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Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... are also benefitting by gaining global market share from China's withdrawal from certain low-end labour-intensive manufacturing industries such as textiles and toys," said Soon.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... situation, their business expectations brightened once again. The moderate upturn in the German economy continues. In manufacturing the business climate improved in April. While manufacturers scaled back their assessments of the current business situation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Australia employment Lead indications from the AiG performance of manufacturing index and the NAB business survey pointed to a sharp improvement in Australian employment growth in March. The employment component of the AiG performance of manufacturing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... fiscal, and monetary policies". US small business optimism It appears that the reported improvement in the US ISM manufacturing -- up to 51.8 in March from 49.5 in Feb -- and non-manufacturing - up to 59.8 from 57.8 -- indices still has to flow on to ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... from 12 in the fourth quarter of last year and lower than consensus expectations for a reading of 9. The large non-manufacturing index fell to a reading of 22 from 25 in the December quarter. Indices for small manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... lending conditions for investors were other factors seen as constraining residential market conditions." US ISM non-manufacturing index After easing in the first two months of this year, the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... 2.5% over the month. Not a good outcome for first quarter GDP growth but last week's reported rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to expansion territory in March offers a bit of encouragement. Germany factory orders Weak global growth and a stronger ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... 12.8%, 10.8% and 7.7%, respectively. Year-on-year, total dwelling approvals dropped by 9.0% Nikkei/Markit India manufacturing PMI The expansion in India's manufacturing sector gathered more momentum in March with the PMI rising to 52.4 - the highest ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... isn't news anymore. The bigger news, as far as I'm concerned, is the indication from the sharp turnaround in the ISM manufacturing index. The index jumped to a reading of 51.8 in March after spending five months in contraction territory (below 50). Yes ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... year-on-year in February. Personal credit dipped by 0.1% in February and down 0.3% over the year. AiG performance of manufacturing index "The shift down in Australia's currency from its highs of two years ago is central to the current growth of manufacturing ...