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Economic recap: Week to September 17

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... August 2021 stats on fixed asset investment (8.9% in the year to August from 10.3% in the previous month), industrial production (5.3% from 6.4%) and retail sales (2.5% from 8.5%). The biggest uncertainty of all when it comes to investing in China is ...

Chief economist update: Chinese activity indicators disappoint but growth target intact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... batch of activity indicators out of China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment that were still stronger than usual -- as they continue to come off the low base comparisons of ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... and services sector had been expanding since May last year and latest activity indicators - retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment - suggest they'll continue to do so. To be sure, there were really no surprises in Markit's ...

Chief economist: The path to normality

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... determine future policy moves by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the Politburo. Retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment numbers for April suggest that China is gradually coming off the low base comparisons of February ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... of the stronger. "Prospects have improved over recent months with signs of a rebound in goods trade and industrial production becoming clear by the end of 2020. Global GDP growth is now projected to be 5.6% this year, an upward revision of more than ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... impetus for the resurgence in copper prices. This is highlighted by the continued acceleration in Chinese industrial production - up by 7.3% in the year to December, the fastest rate of expansion in 21 months. The good news is that the "good doctor's" ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... contributing positively. This is punctuated by the higher than expected increase 7.3% year-on-year increase in industrial production in December 2020 - a sharp improvement from the 1.1% contraction recorded in March last year. Rising industrial production ...

Chief economist update: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... accelerated to 5% in November from 4.3% in the previous month, for its eighth straight month of improvement. Industrial production strengthened to 7% in the year to November - the fastest annual growth rate in 20 months from 6.9% in October. Likewise ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... accelerated to 5.0% in November from 4.3% in the previous month, for its eight straight month of improvement. Industrial production strengthened to 7.0% in the year to November - the fastest annual growth rate in 20 months from 6.9% in October. Likewise ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... seven straight months of contraction and a sharp recovery from the 24.5% drop recorded in February this year Industrial production also continued to strengthen - up by 6.9% in the year to October for its seventh consecutive month of year-on-year expansion. ...
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