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Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... by 7.9% in 2021 predicated on "the release of pent-up demand and a quicker-than-expected resumption of production and exports". In the same month, the IMF predicted China's economy to expand by 8.1% this year due to "effective containment measures ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... by 7.9% in 2021 predicated on "the release of pent-up demand and a quicker-than-expected resumption of production and exports". In the same month, the IMF predicted China's economy to expand by 8.1% this year due to "effective containment measures ...

Global investor confidence suffers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... recently been lowered," Bhargava said. "And while Asia continues to experience a rebound in activity on the back of strong exports, concerns over tightening credit conditions out of China may have dampened enthusiasm or the region, evident by the much ...

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... companies that breach human and labour rights; manufacture controversial weapons; operate in gambling; conduct live animal exports; produce tobacco; use uncertified palm oil; and operate for-profit detention centres. Hostplus sees the option benefiting ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... put downward pressure on economic growth, corporate profitability and by extension, share prices. And it has. Japanese exports dropped by 4.2% in the year to December 200 -- the 24th straight month of declines and the longest stretch on record based ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... distancing and travel restrictions on activity. New orders declined for the fifth straight month in December, along with exports and employment. This was partly offset by the stronger manufacturing PMI - up from 53.8 in November to 55.2 in the following ...

Chief economist update: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... started the Sino-US trade war in 2018 - and by 9.5% from its 2020 low. Despite the yuan's sharp appreciation, Chinese exports jumped by 18.1% to a fresh record high of US$281.9 billion in December 2020, mainly supported by increased demand for protective ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... constitute a major downside risk". This compares with the MYEFO's, "Recent trade actions affecting Australia's exports have not yet had a material impact on the forecast economic recovery, despite significant impacts on specific firms and regions. ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... giving another twist to the garrotte - import bans and quotas and increased tariffs -- that's strangulating Australian exports to Beijing. This is because China is Australia's biggest export market. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... (PPE) and masks and working from home electronic products - as well as increased seasonal Christmas demand - sent Chinese exports soaring by 21.1% in the year to November - the fastest rate of growth since February 2018 and nearly double market expectations ...