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May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... rate trajectory. It might be a long wait given recent eco stats out of America. The advanced estimate of US first quarter GDP confirmed the slowing momentum earlier indicated by earlier stats on economic activity. US real GDP growth slowed to a an annualised ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... and transactions' (up 5.3%) - out of 10 of the export price index's major groups registered gains over the March quarter. US GDP The advanced estimate of US first quarter GDP confirmed the slowing momentum earlier indicated by earlier stats on economic ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... receipts covering government payments at any stage over the next fifteen years - this gap ranges from between around 0.5% of GDP at its best, to around 2.2% of GDP at its worst. The budget remains in a structurally deficit position throughout the whole ...

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... continues to transition from an investment-driven growth model to a consumption based model. He predicts that China's headline GDP growth will decelerate to 5-6% over the next few years, but emphasises the probability of a hard landing as low. "While ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... of 110.70 in February from 112.30 the month before. The lagging index declined to 113.8 from 114.7 in January. South Korean GDP South Korea's economic growth slowed to 0.4% in the first quarter of this year - nearly half the December quarter's 0.7% pace ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... to financial market ears. The fear of a hard landing in China's economy also now appears to be only that... fear. Chinese GDP expanded by 6.7% in the year to the March quarter - slower than the previous one's 6.8% but right smack on market expectations. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... orders - a leading indicator of business investment - decreased by 2.5% over the month. Not a good outcome for first quarter GDP growth but last week's reported rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to expansion territory in March offers a bit of encouragement. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... 0.5% in the previous month as wages and salaries fell by 0.1%. Worse, personal spending (which accounts for around 70% of GDP) - gained only 0.1% last month following a sharp downward revision in January's number from 0.5% to 0.1%. The report suggests ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... 2009. Hardly surprising given that Brazil's economy had been contracting in each of the past four quarters of last year. Real GDP dropped by 5.9% in the year to the December quarter - the biggest decline on record - that followed a 4.5% contraction in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... viewed alongside the similar downturn seen in the sister services PMI in February, the survey data are pointing to very modest GDP growth in the first quarter." (Markit Economics) Markit flash Eurozone composite PMI A sharp improvement in the eurozone's ...