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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... growth as exports fell (down 1.5%) by more than imports (down 0.1%) in the June quarter. In year-on-year terms, Japan's real GDP expanded by 0.8% in the second quarter, up from the preliminary estimate of 0.6% and follows the 0.1% growth in the March ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual growth rate of 3.3% in the June ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... cemented expectations for more policy easing from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) come September. Preliminary estimates showed that real GDP produced no growth in the three months to June. This is a marked decline from the 0.5% quarterly growth in the first ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... it is currently 230%of GDP. CNBC are quoting analysts from SMBC Nikko Securities who expect the package will push up real GDP growth by just 0.4% this year, trailing off to just one tenth that impact next year. To fund the package the Bank of Japan is ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
US GDP The Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) third estimate of the US economy showed that real GDP grew at an annualised rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of this year. This is higher than market expectations for a 1.0% growth and an upgrade from the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... by one month but it conveys the same mixed readings on the US labour market. Japan GDP The final estimate of Japan's real GDP showed the economy expanded by 0.5% in the March quarter - up from the preliminary estimate of 0.4% -- aided by stronger private ...