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Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... resolving conflict, connecting with others, communicating with people, making nuanced decisions, but if its repetive or sequential, AI is well geared up for that." McCrindle said that the future of AI will be used as a tool to create more human flourishing ...

Chief economist update: Chinese activity indicators disappoint but growth target intact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Disappointing. This is the one word that describes the latest batch of activity indicators out of China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment that were still stronger than usual ...

Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
The country hasn't fully opened yet but easing restrictions, increased rate of vaccinations and stronger consumer and business spending combined to speed up the UK's recovery. This is underscored by the latest IHS Markit/CIPS PMI survey. Preliminary ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
"March quarter 2021's moderate growth was influenced by regularly scheduled increases. Improved business conditions saw employers revisit wage reviews postponed during the height of the pandemic." This was how Michelle Marquardt, head of price statistics ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
It's been just over a month when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo Abe - who resigned for health reasons -- as Japan's prime minister. It wasn't a great time for a handover given the significantly weakened state of the global and domestic ...

Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... IMF's October 2020 "World Economic Outlook" predicting Chinese GDP growth of 1.9% this year and 8.2% in 2021. The sequential improvement in China's activity stats indicate sustained upward momentum in the economy. The annual growth in Chinese ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
So far fresh Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga is off to a good start. The Prime Minister takes over from Shinzo Abe at a time when the global economy appears to have seen the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Many governments have eased/lifted ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
"I guess it also rings a bell for some countries, which are still struggling to fight COVID-19, that without strict measures, the virus won't be fended off. We fought hard, this is our payback." Zhang Yong, a small taxi company owner in Wuhan, is ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
"There's a party goin' on right here A celebration to last throughout the years So bring your good times and your laughter too We gonna celebrate your party with you..." - Kool & the Gang The post-pandemic pool party at Wuhan Maya Beach Water ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Australia's private sector activity is back, back in contraction that is. The Commonwealth Bank flash Australia composite PMI fell to a reading of 48.8 in August - indicating "Contraction, change of direction" - from 57.8 in July - indicating "Expansion ...
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