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Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that, "Obviously a weaker dollar is good for ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... and promoting infrastructure investment by insurers through appropriately calibrated capital requirements. US Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said: "The regulatory framework for both the asset management and insurance industries can be significantly ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... leaders rolled out their tax plan this week predicted it will widen the budget gap over the next 10 years." US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin argues that the additional economic growth (ergo, more government revenue) that would be generated by the ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully, will deliver the details of his reflationary policies. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has hinted that POTUS will talk about his tax-reform plan - corporate and personal income tax reform. The ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... recall the Yankees wading in on on the Greek crisis issue. (I remember them meddling in many others though). US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew "...in a phone call on Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, warned Athens that a failure to reach ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... for him to tone down his rhetoric to reach an agreement. With the stalemate showing no signs of ending, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Tsipras in a phone call on Tuesday he should make "a serious move to reach a pragmatic compromise with its creditors". ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... on June 7 - Athens' troubles dominated the talks. "All parties need to move" in the Greek negotiations, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told reporters after the meeting wrapped up on Friday. HONG KONG - Japan's Nikkei has chalked up an eleventh straight ...

Deflation is the Darth Vader of the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... has increased and could adversely affect medium-term price developments." This is the same day that former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2015 that, "Deflation and secular stagnation are the ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... [been] a needless drag on our economy." The bill being approved by Congress has been welcomed by investors. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was reported last week saying that if the debt ceiling wasn't raised from 27 February the US was likely to be in ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Australian shares have rallied to a fresh five-year high following news former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers with withdrawn his candidacy to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. Mr Summers' decision means Professor Janet Yellen, the Fed's ...