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Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... 2022-compared with the 3.1% and 2.4% it projected three months earlier. To be sure, recent improvements in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI readings back up both institutions' optimism. But improving as they are, the latest survey showed that overall ...

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... should be continued for a long time" for as the BOJ, itself, "risks are skewed to the downside". The latest au Jibun Bank Japan PMI survey shows that overall private sector activity - as measured by the composite PMI - remains in contraction (for the ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... Just think about its negative implications for consumer spending and inflation. Not surprisingly, the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI indices - manufacturing, services and composite - have all weakened in January. So what's keeping the Japanese stockmarket ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... from negative 10.2% in the June quarter. Manufacturing and service sector activity - as measured by the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI - rebounded from the record lows seen in April last year. The sun was finally rising in Japan. That is until the third wave ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... Japanese economic and survey stats have already been gradually picking up when Abe passed him the baton. The au Jibun Bank Japan PMI survey underscores the improvement in activity. Although still in contraction territory (below the 50 reading), the composite ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... negative growth: -7.0% (annualised) in the December 2019 quarter and -2.3% in the March 2020 quarter. The au Jibun Bank Japan PMI survey underscores the improvement in activity. Although still in contraction territory (below the 50 reading), the composite ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... and monetary stimuli to mitigate the fallout from the pandemic. So far, it's not looking good. The au Jibun Bank Japan PMI survey shows private sector activity remains in contraction in August - the seventh straight month for the composite PMI; the ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... May 25, and since then economic activity has picked up. This is underscored by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. The composite index moved closer to the expansion mark, rising to a reading of 43.9 in July from 40.8 in June and 27.8 ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... of emergency on May 25 - have produced some green shoots. This is underscored by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. The composite index moved closer to the expansion mark, rising to a reading of 40.8 in June from 27.8 in May and ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... with encouraging indications of recovery in the economy. This is highlighted by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. Preliminary estimates show the composite index rising to a reading of 37.9 in June from May's final reading of ...
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