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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
... accelerated to 2.1% from 2.0% while loans to governments grew by 10.6 in the year to October from 2.1% in the previous month. Japan CPI inflation After seven months of flat to negative reading, a 2.3% yoy jump in food prices pushed Japan's annual CPI ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... dominance for high performing and sustainable built assets - India will overtake the US, Indonesia will leapfrog Mexico and Japan, and Brazil will edge ahead of Germany," Robbins said. "Mature economies will have to do more with less as aging built assets ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... brings to the US Federal Reserve - onwards towards policy normalisation - and the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan - succour to their quest for a lower exchange rate that would boost growth and inflation. But it's not all hunky-dory. Trump's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... previous year, total funds under management grew by 6.8% in the third quarter following a 3.5% increase in the second quarter. Japan manufacturing PMI Although it remained in expansion territory (above 50) for the third month in a row, the flash estimate ...

JPMAM appoints Australian CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... officer and country head of global investment management Australia. Head of sovereign and institutional, Asia Pacific ex-Japan, Rachel Farrell, has been appointed to the newly created role. In the role she will oversee all of JPMAM's operations in Australia ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... August. The AiG performance of services index rose to a reading of 50.5 in October from 48.9 in September and 55.0 in August. Japan trade balance A magnitude 7.3 earthquake (later downgraded to 6.9) has again struck off the coast of Fukushima in Japan ...

Global dividends down 4pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... are expected to be $1.16 trillion. Henderson's research found Australia was the weakest performer in the Asia-Pacific (ex. Japan), with the $18.2bn total dividends down 6.9% in headline terms, despite the aid of a stronger currency. On an underlying ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... appreciation over the past two weeks should help contain inflation -- the same US dollar strength that's also aiding the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank's (ECB) quest towards faster growth and higher inflation. The euro is down 2.6% ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... giant launched its robo-advice service this week. The Asian bank will roll-out 'Nomura Goal-based' to retail investors in Japan. While there has been a wave of robo-advice launches recently, Nomura's move is particularly significant because of the bank's ...