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Chief economist update: Chinese manufacturing ramps up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Activity in China's manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors returned with a vengeance after a brief pause during the country's Lunar New Year holidays. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data show that China's manufacturing PMI rebounded ...

China vaccinates against corona

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... extend its business shutdown for a third time, this time to March 10, more than a month and a half after the Lunar New Year holiday was slated to end." Needless to say, the shutdowns would again be extended if things don't get better by then. However ...

Chief economist update:China prepares anti-viral injection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... trillion yuan ($217 billion) in losses to the restaurant, tourism and movie industries in seven days of the Lunar New Year holiday, economists estimated. "In the best-case scenario, which assumes the epidemic can be quickly contained and brought to an ...

Year of the Rooster deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
China's trade balance went into a US$9.2 billion deficit in February from a surplus of US$51.4 billion in the previous month and a surplus of US$28.2 billion in the same month in 2016. This was the first monthly trade deficit recorded since February ...

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... of the increase in consumer prices in January was due to higher food and travel costs heading into the Lunar New Year holiday. Nonetheless, this indicates that Chinese producers are still unable to pass on price rises to the consumer. Producer prices ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... Stronger-than-expected outcomes could bring back April rate hike speculations. Japan industrial production China's Lunar new Year holiday and Toyota's temporary production stoppage (following an explosion at a steel plant) contributed to the bigger-than-expected ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... five-day winning streak. Chinese markets also rose at the open in the first day of trade after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. But Shanghai quickly reversed course to close down 0.56 per cent despite a survey showing Chinese factory activity expanded ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... it fell 0.35 per cent, or 86.89 points, to 24,750.07. Mainland Chinese markets are still closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 31.392 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5722.965.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... markets were unfazed by the trouble in Europe as trade began to wind down in several Asian bourses before the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of the week. Tokyo fell 0.10 per cent, or 17.68 points, to 17,987.09 and Sydney lost 0.52 per cent, or 30.5 ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... Exports fell 18.1 per cent while imports were up 10.1 per cent during the month, which included most of the Lunar New Year holiday. Mr Shamu said the missing Malaysian aircraft was adding to a sombre mood, with people not knowing what was the cause of ...
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