Manufacturing
Japan’s machine tool exports surge as foreign orders hit 77.6% share
Domestic market remains flat whilst overseas buyers drive orders to second-highest level on record.
2 days ago
Japan’s machine tool exports surge as foreign orders hit 77.6% share
Domestic market remains flat whilst overseas buyers drive orders to second-highest level on record.
2 days ago
Beijing urges calm as Dutch Nexperia probe fuels chip fears
This followed the Dutch government’s use of a Cold War-era law to take control of the company.
6 days ago
Global chip sales smash records to reach $792b in single year
AI boom and surging demand for logic and memory chips drove the semiconductor industry to its highest-ever annual sales in 2025.
6 days ago
Global manufacturing orders hit four-year high as factories ramp up production
Asia led the global bounce-back whilst Europe lagged in procurement activity.
6 days ago
China’s labor crunch drives robot demand
Workforce shortages and rising costs push manufacturers to accelerate automation and reskill workers.
Thai manufacturing sees slowest growth in five months
Manufacturers slashed selling prices during the period due to competition.
Digital dye-sublimation drives 8.4% revenue growth for SEA printers
Over half of adopters expanded into new customer segments.
Indian factory activity rebounds but business confidence slumps to 3-year low
This followed a slowdown in end-2025.
Semiconductors' 32.4% growth powers Singapore manufacturing through June
One-third of surveyed electronics executives project a positive business situation through June.
Local demand anchors Indonesia’s manufacturing breakout
The market sustained its growth in January.
Malaysia's manufacturing PMI edges up in January as strong ringgit sends costs tumbling
Business confidence is also highest in 12 years.
South Korean manufacturing gains momentum despite cost pressures
Business outlook is at its highest since May 2022.
Japanese manufacturing returns to growth with strongest performance in 3 years
But inventories continue to decline.
Vietnam's factory activity expansion slows in January
Despite, its 52.5 PMI reading showed solid improvement in business conditions.
Taiwan manufacturing growth accelerates in Jan. but costs surge to nearly 4-year high
Production volumes jumped at fastest pace in 11 months.
Singapore industrial production jumps 8.7% on aerospace surge
Chips and ships drive Singapore's economy as general manufacturing hits a wall.
Chemical shares trail MSCI World as margins keep sliding
Review of almost 700 firms shows revenue added 4.3 pts to TSR, but margins cut returns by 3.5 pts.
