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Asia chip export index (CEI) showed a remarkable rise of 27.3% in value and 26.2% in volume year-on-year.
Research Briefing
Asia chip export index (CEI) showed a remarkable rise of 27.3% in value and 26.2% in volume year-on-year.
Electronics and high-tech manufacturing are highly exposed to the rising risk of a major hit to their profits from protectionist...
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Five manufacturing sectors have contributed significant job growth in many metros in recent years, at a time when employment in...
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The US machine tool industry has navigated through volatile markets in recent years. While the number of new orders has...
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Vietnam's GDP grew by an average rate of 7% annually in the past three decades, surpassing all its ASEAN regional...
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The chip sector is profoundly important in some Asian countries, given their role in the global semiconductor supply chain. As...
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The latest evidence suggests that the economic 'decoupling' of China from the west is starting to gather pace. Decoupling is...
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The Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS Act that passed last summer are spurring a sharp rise in investment in...
Oxford Economics forecasts US business spending on enterprise technology will fall -1% in the second half of 2023, after rising...
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Timely October trade data from North Asia are flashing warning signs that Asia's export downturn is gathering momentum. We think...
If you were to scan recent headlines, from submarine sales in the Pacific, to Chinese clampdowns on Evergrande and the...
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Attempts to salvage the JCPOA have intensified as discussions through European intermediaries kicked off in Vienna on 6 April. Negotiators...
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Vietnam’s transformation into a global manufacturing hub over the past decade helped it outperform most economies in 2020 and further...