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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... from ¥496.2 billion in the previous month. This is less than market expectations for a ¥227.4 billion surplus but is a sharp turnaround from the ¥387 billion recorded in November last year. Japanese export shipments fell by 0.4% in the year to November ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Australia employment There's good news and bad news in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market. The unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in November, the highest rate since August this year and was more ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... continued growth momentum in the US economy - good for equities not so for bonds. But steps that are "baby" enough not to cause sharp spasms that would spook financial markets - good for equities and prevent sharper increases in bond yields. While financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... UK inflation Inflation measures in the United Kingdom continue to accelerate not surprisingly due to the British pound's sharp depreciation since June's Brexit vote. Headline consumer prices rose by 1.2% in the year to November - the highest since October ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
China vehicle sales China's tax break on small vehicles -- halving the 10% purchase tax on vehicles with 1.6-liter engines or smaller - is having the same impact as the US' 'cash for clunkers' programme back in July 2009, it's sending car purchases ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... strengthening in November -- the AiG performance of construction index remained in contraction, although November's 46.6 reading is sharp improvement from the 45.9 recorded in the previous month. Two of the four sectors improved last month but all four ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Australia AiG performance of services It wasn't as sharp as the 3.3 point increase in the manufacturing index to 54.2 in November, but the AiG performance of services index's 0.6 point rise to 51.1 continues the trend towards stronger expansion seen ...

AMP advice chief departs in executive restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
AMP has restructured its senior leadership team as part of its long-term growth plan, making multiple new appointments and seeing off three senior executives. As a result of the changes, AMP's group executive, advice and banking Rob Caprioli will depart. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
US Dallas Fed manufacturing survey Consistent with the significant improvement in recent surveys in the US regions of Philadelphia, Richmond, Kansas City and New York, the Dallas Fed general business activity index surged to a reading of 10.2 in November ...

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 ...