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Chief economist update: BOJ Tankan tanking?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... domestically-orientated services sector remains resilient at worst and is improving at best. The Tankan non-manufacturing index for large manufacturers improved to a reading of +23 in the June 2019 quarter from +21 in the previous quarter - remaining ...

Chief economist update: Surveys back All Ords climb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... month - representing a return to expansion following four straight months of contraction. While performance of manufacturing index slowed to 52.7 from 54.8 in April, it remains in expansionary territory (for the fifth straight month), with five of the ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... since nine and half years (August 2009). Sure, there are signs of slowing. Both the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing index slowed in April, but with readings of 52.8 and 55.7, respectively, they continue to expand. All good on the growth stakes. ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... coming if AiG's latest survey on Australia's construction industry is any guide. The AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index fell by 2.9 points to a reading of 46.4 in October - the second consecutive month of contraction in this sector. More ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... marginally) - the one exposed to the trade spat - to 50.0 in September from 50.6 in the previous month while the non-manufacturing index jumped to 53.1 from 51.5 in August.

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
Latest data updates indicate that the US economic juggernaut continues to power on. The ISM non-manufacturing index shot up from 58.5 in August to a higher than expected 61.6 in September - its highest level on record. In addition, the ADP private sector ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... performance indices offer good tidings, i.e. further improvement in the labour market. The AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month for its 14th straight month of expansion. The performance ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... and business confidence remaining above its long-term average (+8 versus +6). The latest AiG performance of manufacturing index's sharp reversal to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month also fits with the optimism over the outlook ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... Industry Group (AiG) in the same month. Instead, while it remained at expansion levels, the AiG performance of manufacturing index declined to 51.1 points in October - the lowest level this year - from 54.2 in the previous month as the "production sub-index ...

Taxing times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... the year. Forward indicators point to continued growth. While the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index decreased to a reading of 58.7 in October, it was from September's 13-year high of 60.8 was the 14th straight month of above ...