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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... manufacturing PMI Although it remained in expansion territory (above 50) for the third month in a row, the flash estimate of the Nikkei Japan manufacturing PMI slowed to a reading of 51.1 in November from October's final reading of 51.4, disappointing ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... 4.6% over the last two weeks, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell to its lowest point since early July and in Japan, the Nikkei 225 dropped 3.1% by end of last week - its worst drop in four months. "As this was happening, US money market funds (a proxy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... increased production (to the highest since March 2011) and a rebound in new orders. Japan manufacturing PMI The Markit/Nikkei Japan manufacturing PMI rose to 51.4 in October from 50.4 in the previous month. While lower than the expected 51.7 reading ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... increasing at their fastest pace in 15 months on the back of higher "oil-related" commodity prices, and rising wage costs. Japan Nikkei manufacturing PMI As with the United States and the Eurozone, Japan's flash manufacturing PMI reading also improved ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... it was noted that activity continued to receive a high degree of support from on-going projects". Japan services PMI The Nikkei Japan service PMI dropped to a reading of 48.2 in September from 49.6 in the previous month. This is the lowest level since ...

Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... humbug! - when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) turned up on the 21st of September bearing gifts. The Nikkei-225 index jumped nearly 2% with bank shares rocketing by 7.0% after the BOJ gifted the markets with a "New Framework ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... Monetary Easing with Yield Curve Control"" (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/announcements/release_2016/k160921a.pdf), sending the Nikkei-225 index soaring by 1.9% -- with 214 of the 225 stocks in the index on the up - at the close of trading. "The new policy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... prices fell at a faster rate in July "continuing the trend of falling prices seen over much of the past five years". Markit/Nikkei flash Japan manufacturing PMI Thank goodness for small mercies. According to Markit/Nikkei's latest survey, Japan's manufacturing ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... creating a business and asset owner forum on the back of receiving many requests to meet the fund as part of a survey to JPX Nikkei 400 Index companies in January 2016. "We recently received a proposal from many companies including OMRON, Eisai, and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... same time absorbing higher input costs. Japan flash manufacturing PMI There's still no joy for Japan despite the Markit/Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI inching higher to a preliminary reading of 47.8 in June from 47.7 in the previous month. The ...