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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... Manufacturing output declined by 0.3% over the same period but is an improvement from the 3.5% drop over the twelve months to July. Japan wages Total cash earnings growth in Japan declined by 0.1% in the year to August following a 1.2% increase in the ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... four interest rate rises lifted the US dollar and the Chinese yuan pegged to it. China fired by devaluing its currency, Japan and the Eurozone returned fire with policy easing announcements. The Fed fought back, halving its four rises to two and eventually ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... in September, although 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... only 9% anticipate a reduction. However, the degree of confidence remained softer than that seen at the start of 2016." Japan Tankan survey The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey suggests that the central bank's policy stimulus measures aren't having ...

NAB and Nippon Life complete sale

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... board of parent entity, MLC Limited. Joining the MLC board as chairman is Peter Grey, a former Australian ambassador to Japan. Andrew Cornish is joining as an independent board member and new non-executive board members are Hiroyuki Nishi and Toshihiro ...

Funds management giants in historic merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Two major global managers have agreed to an all-stock merger of equals. Henderson and Janus Capital, post-merger, will be known as Janus Henderson Global Investors. The combined entity will represent over US$320 billion in assets under management and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... months rising to plus 7 from plus 4 in August and the major purchase index increasing to a reading of plus 9 from plus 7. Japan household spending Already flagged by the worse than expected 2.1% year-on-year decline in retail sales (reported yesterday) ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... the recent risk-off trade. "The countries that have resorted to negative rates to date - Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan - wanted to create a disincentive for banks and savers to hold money on deposit. In theory, the liquidity would be diverted ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... detail, around spending and saving behaviour in particular, points to more lacklustre growth for consumer sectors near term". Japan retail sales Japanese retail spending dropped by 2.1% in the year to August that followed a 0.2% decline in the previous ...

Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... markets leading up to the 21st of September. But scrooge was nowhere to be seen - exclaiming bah! 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 ...