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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... shipments, a 54.6% decline in mining exports and a 2.6% fall in non-automotive sales. Shipments of agricultural and manufacturing products rose by 26.6% and 0.9%, respectively. Imports increased by 2.2% in the year to February led by increased purchases ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... international demand provided incentives for farmers to slaughter a greater proportion of their herds. Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit's preliminary measure of US factory activity showed little improvement with the flash PMI printing at 51.4 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... this month. Weak global demand, along with Brexit uncertainty, will continue to provide headwinds for the country's manufacturing sector but would be partly offset by the recent weakness in the British currency. Taiwan export orders Taiwan's export orders ...

Western AM says credit to be positive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... slow. China's government has the tools, will and flexibility to navigate a soft landing as it transitions from a manufacturing/export economy to a more consumer driven/service economy. And most major central banks remain accommodative, which is a strong ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... overview of the latest state of global activity. "JP Morgan Global Composite PMI gives an overview of the global manufacturing and services sectors. It is based on non-opinion based monthly surveys of over 16,000 purchasing executives from 32 of the ...