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Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... South Korea (5.9%). Second and third and fourth wave (Hong Kong) of coronavirus infections should keep demand for "Made in China" PPE's and working from home gadgets elevated until a vaccine becomes widely distributed. Speaking of the vaccine, China's ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... taken off (they're cheaper than bricks and mortar stores), why consumers the world over are buying cheap-er "Made in China" products and services, and why western countries have established manufacturing and call centres in countries where wage costs ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... current trade war threat. While the US and China are in the midst of a game of poker - I'll see your US$50 billion "Made in China" proposed tariffs with a US$50 billion "reciprocal tariffs" on American made products - Japan is playing it cool. And get ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... outlined the four key themes for investors to keep an eye on, including the massive growth in consumer spending, Made in China 2025, One Belt One Road and, perhaps most influential, the development of China's financial services infrastructure. "China ...

Low inflation exporter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... Recall those days when China was accused of exporting deflation to the rest of the world? The days when dirt cheap "Made in China" products were flooding the rest of the world (they still are). It was so prevalent that in January 2004, the US Federal ...

China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... is because they reinforce the markets' current trepidation over slowing global growth. The world is not buying "Made in China" produce. China's exports plunged by 25.4% in the year to February - lower than consensus predictions for a 14.5% drop and an ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... because of its peg to the US dollar. As the greenback climbs against other currencies, so too is the yuan - making "Made in China" exports less competitive, slowing down their economy. The flow of funds out of emerging markets is borne of this as the ...

Should the Fed re-launch QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... because of its peg to the US dollar. As the greenback climbs against other currencies, so too is the yuan - making "Made in China" exports less competitive, slowing down their economy. The sharp falls in commodity prices is borne of this. The US dollar ...

Boost from Chinese stimulus to be short-lived

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... wages and therefore generate a higher level of consumption. "In the past the strategy for investors has been one of 'made in China' but with this inflection point coming, we need to adjust to a new investment philosophy which I call 'made for China,'" ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... have to hear an Australian whinge about the yuan. This is because we're selling to them more than we're buying "Made in China" goods. The trade stats show that in fiscal year 2009/2010, we sold A$10 million plus more than we bought. Recent data from ...
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