September Macro Economy Review

[September - 17 - 2019] Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 8.9% year on year in August, breaking a five-month streak of double-digit declines, according to Enterprise Singapore figures on Tuesday. On a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, NODX rose 6.7% in August

[September - 30 - 2019]Japan’s industrial output shrank in August, fell 1.2% in August, government data showed, almost completely reversing July’s 1.3% increase. Output was weighed down by reduced production of iron and steel products, factory production equipment and cars, offsetting a gain in electronic parts and chemicals, the data showed. Retail sales, however, expanded, signaling strength in private spending ahead of October’s nationwide sales tax increase.