China's financial sector a critical test for authorities in 2016
Jan 21, 2016 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Chinese governments supply-side reforms may affect the asset quality and profitability of overcapacity industries and the financial sector, which could dampen investor confidence in Chinese assets. A slump in key asset...
How Davos power brokers can start tackling major environmental risks
Jan 21, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The World Economic Forum (WEF) published its annual Global Risks Report in the run up to its annual meeting in Davos. Food and water crises, energy price shocks, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, extreme weather...
Explainer: what's going on with China's economy?
Jan 21, 2016 01:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
China has posted its lowest annual GDP growth since 1990. The slowdown is seen as a major concern for some investors, but against a backdrop of disappointing consumer spending, intensifying deflationary pressures, tepid...
Solid US labor markets data suggests slowdown to a short-lived
Jan 20, 2016 16:37 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Labor market activity is a coincident indicator with GDP growth. Historical evidence shows that declining employment growth and a stable or rising unemployment rate has pre-dated every US recession since 1960. For now,...
Chinese economic growth slows in 2015, consistent with expectations
Jan 19, 2016 17:12 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Year-over-year real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 6.8% (consensus: 6.9%) in the fourth quarter of 2015. With this last data point, growth for 2015 comes in at 6.9%, in line with the 6.8% forecast, but down from 7.3%...
Fitch: Indonesia Rate Cut Not Likely To Boost Lending Soon
Jan 19, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Economy
Bank Indonesias 25bps rate cut last week signals a more pro-growth monetary policy stance, but is not likely to significantly boost bank lending growth in the near term, says Fitch Ratings.Subdued GDP growth and lower...
China’s GDP slides yet again year-on-year in Q4 2015
Jan 19, 2016 03:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Chinas GDP came in below expectations as it slid yet again year-on-year in quarter 4. During October- December period Chinas economy fell to an annualized 6.8% according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), down...
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