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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
US GDP Today's data releases out of the US all but strengthens expectations for a December Fed rate hike. The Bureau of Economic Analysis upgraded US third quarter GDP growth to an annualised rate of 3.2% from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... month. The so called core-core inflation rate - excluding fresh food and energy - improved to 0.2% from 0% in September. UK GDP The second estimate of UK GDP showed the economy expanded by 2.3% in the year to the third quarter - unchanged from the preliminary ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... index examined income generated by buildings and infrastructure across 36 countries that collectively represent 78% of global GDP. Australian ranked 21st on total returns from built assets, placing it below the global average on built asset performance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... the first time since December last year - largely due to higher raw materials prices (mainly fuel-related items). Singapore GDP Singapore's economic growth slowed to 1.1% in the year to September quarter from 2.0% in the second quarter. This is the slowest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Australia construction work done This will be a drag. A drag on Australian third quarter GDP that is. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the value of total construction work done fell by 4.9% in the September quarter following a ...

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 ...

Japan ripe for investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
Stable economic policy, stronger than expected GDP data and the age-old need for diversification has created the perfect scenario for investors to reengage with Japan. Head of Japan at Wisdom Tree Jesper Koll argues the hype that once surrounded the ...

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 ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... deficit would increase because to increased government spending and lower revenues through the reduction in taxes. But if GDP growth expands as a result - the worst outcome would be a stable budget deficit to GDP ratio. It'll be the same with the ratio ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... shrink significantly by the end of the century. "This will mean the developed world will have a declining share of global GDP," he added. Ultimately he said global ageing is a global problem requiring global solutions. "We need globalisation. We need ...