BUSINESS ASIA HUB

Year of the Pig brings an uncertain outlook

China’s economy continues to soften, but our outlook is unchanged.

Turning 40: Charting the rise of China since reform and opening up

Hands in pockets: Chinese consumers are confident but that doesn’t show up in retail sales data

China’s consumers aren’t ready to drive the economy’s growth.

Recent tariff announcements are a modest negative for growth in US and China although Chinese policy will look to offset the impact.

China’s trade relationship with the European Union.

The global boom in SMEs in a world hungry for quality Australian goods and services is creating opportunities for local businesses prepared to look beyond their own backyard.

When BJ Plummer was handed the reins of acclaimed Tasmanian smoked seafood producer Woodbridge Smokehouse, he was instructed not to ‘mess around’ with the brand. We spoke to Plummer about his strategy, which has seen export revenue grow a whopping 1,300 per cent in just three years.

Risk to world growth from trade tensions escalating.

NAB’s USD non-rural commodity price index declined by over 3% q/q in Q2 2018. This only partially reversed the large gain made in the previous quarter and, as a result, it is still 7.5% higher than a year ago. The fall in Q2 mainly reflected a decline in iron ore and metallurgical coal prices, although LNG export prices – linked to the price of oil – rose.

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