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No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... only be bad for consumer and investor confidence for the UK generally - which is detrimental for the economy. It leaves Britain in an uncertain position with the next steps unclear, Goodsell said. Australian companies with a significant component of ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... 2017, she laid out 12 objectives for Brexit negotiations: 1. Clarity 2. Control of our own laws 3. Strengthen the Union (Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) 4. Maintain the common travel area with Ireland 5. Control of immigration 6. Rights ...

Chief economist update: Emerging markets feel the heat as Turkey burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
Emerging markets continue to feel the heat from Turkey's roasting and so do several European countries. The European Central Bank (ECB) can only count its blessings that Turkey is not Greece. It has applied, but Turkey is not (yet) a member of the ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen... but whatever it is, it had diverted investor attention away from Brexit. For sure, Britain would be dragged into a trade war if it escalates, but at least Downing Street is not in Trump's crosshairs for the UK ...

What price Brexit certainty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... in the air... and as most deals go, it's deadlocked on the price. According to reports, the European Union (EU) wants Britain to pay about €60bn to settle its EU membership before the talks could progress to discussion about trade. The UK has offered ...

BlackRock snares share of robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... said. Launching 16 months ago, Scalable Capital manages more than €250 million for about 6000 private customers in Great Britain and Germany. Its platform is already geared to multiple languages and currencies, and can be modified to comply with various ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... 17 January and the subsequent White Paper published on 2 February". That was the day she stressed that, "...no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain."

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... Theresa outlined her 12 objectives for Brexit negotiations: 1. Clarity 2. Control of our own laws 3. Strengthen the Union (Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) 4. Maintain the common travel area with Ireland 5. Control of immigration 6. Rights ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... markets (that could be complicated even more by rising oil prices). Brexit It remains a major risk as negotiations between Britain and the rest of the European Union continues. One that could be complicated (or helped) by changes in government policy ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... might think. We're already getting off the bottom in terms of inflation." Flanders told the ASFA conference that although Britain voted for change, the markets more or less carried on. "Equity markets remain higher than at the start of 2016; the markets ...