Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

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<strong>Firming domestic demand:</strong> Core capital goods orders rose 0.2% in June after a 0.7% spurt in May: this indicator is up a solid 7.8% y/y. Construction spending was up 6.1% y/y in June while imports rose 0.6% in June.</li>
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<strong>Robust labour market</strong>: 157,000 non-farm jobs were created in July, with the 3-month average of new jobs at 224,000, more than double the pace needed to absorb new entrants to the work force. Unemployment fell to 3.9% from 4% in June, with the broader U-6 measure of unemployment at…</li>
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Firming domestic demand: Core capital goods orders rose 0.2% in June after a 0.7% spurt in May: this indicator is up a solid 7.8% y/y. Construction spending was up 6.1% y/y in June while imports rose 0.6% in June.

Robust labour market: 157,000 non-farm jobs were created in July, with the 3-month average of new jobs at 224,000, more than double the pace needed to absorb new entrants to the work force. Unemployment fell to 3.9% from 4% in June, with the broader U-6 measure of unemployment at…


US Economy: Strong and Could Get Stronger