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Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... next six months, pulled back by 4.3 percentage points to 30.0%." Good or bad, the survey also found that, "President Donald Trump is having a big influence on many investors' attitudes".

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
An emerging markets specialist says Latin America is offering substantial investment opportunities following Donald Trump's softening trade policy and strong business outlooks across the region. SURA Asset Management regional head of equities Felipe ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
The 29th of April 2017 marked the first 100 days since Donald Trump was sworn in as chief executive of America, Inc. "Donald, you're fired!" should be what Americans tell him if poll ratings are anything to go by. In her piece on al.com, Leada Gore ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... because of the current reversal of government policies - greater fiscal spending from fiscal rectitude - started by Donald Trump that's gaining copycats around the world? Yes, promised or actual increases in fiscal expenditure boost economic growth. ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... Just when the drumbeats of war - the nuclear kind - have recently been withdrawing from the headlines, US president Donald Trump could be starting another, a trade war. Sure, Trump's protectionist' policy remains at the back of everyone's minds but that ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... an even better healthcare plan." - Remarks by President Trump on the Health Care Bill. Yes Virginia, US President Donald Trump learned a lot last week. The unfolding events did, however, strengthen the credibility of the democratic process in America. ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... affect economies and financial markets everywhere. Wednesday (or Tuesday night US time), is the day when US President Donald Trump speaks before the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully, will deliver the details of his reflationary policies. ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... for 2016-17. Estimate 1 for 2017-18 is $80,625m. This is 3.9% lower than Estimate 1 for 2016-17." The election of Donald Trump as US president has unarguably changed sentiment in terms of bringing out the "animal spirits" in Uncle Sam country but it ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... market's weight (1.7%) relative to total, and the bond market making up 1.3% of the world. Needless to say, US President Donald Trump's trade and exchange rate policies would have a direct bearing on the outlook for Australia's economy and its capital ...

Mexican pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... Mexican peso dropped from 17.63 peso per US$1 at the beginning of 2016, to 22 pesos a buck on 20 January - the day of Donald Trump's inauguration. It's currently at 20.35 pesos. In order to stem the peso's decline and its flow through into consumer price ...