In Malaysia, companies are becoming nervous about policies towards the business sector, given the scaling back of several infrastructure projects and the
down-cycle in business indicators.
"Deceleration from 6.8 per cent is undeniably sharp, and more worrying, set against the backdrop of US-China trade friction and the tech sector
down-cycle," Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy for Asia at Mizuho Bank in Singapore, told Al Jazeera.
According to Bloomberg, economists at the bank said, 'China's fiscal space is constrained by legacy issues arising from the extraordinarily expansionary policy in the last
down-cycle, a deteriorating fiscal position, and elevated contingent liabilities, including future pension costs.
Knight-Swift (KNX) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs with analyst Matthew Reustle saying he is bullish on Knight citing incremental evidence that the merger with Swift Transportation will deliver margin improvement through the end of the decade, reduced investor expectations following recent estimate revisions, and a view that Knight is more defensive through a
down-cycle with a de-risked valuation.
Waning FAAC transfers amid the oil sector
down-cycle have provided a stimulus to improve local tax collection of internally generated revenue (IGR for which the states bear full responsibility for settlement and collection).
Unexpectedly, the watchers have also seen strong growth in production from offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico, which had been thought to still be subject to a longer
down-cycle slump than onshore US output.
The election of Donald Trump is sending shock waves across the shipping industry, which fears the antitrade rhetoric that took center stage during the campaign will further hurt ship operators as they try to deal with the worst
down-cycle in 30 years.
The track drill closure will eliminate 200 jobs across two facilities as the group continues to weather what one senior executive described as "the longest
down-cycle [in mining] in our history".
strategic investors are historically timid about investing in a LatAm
down-cycle. This time around, however, they might be more courageous.
Nielsen also noted that News-Talk continued its annual seasonal
down-cycle due to "the changes in lifestyles, work habits and consumer trends that occur each summer, coupled with news and sports cycles," with 6+ down to its lowest share since tracking began in 2011 at 8.1%.
The same procedure was then repeated but in the opposite direction, which means the strain was successively reduced from 70 to 20% (
down-cycle).