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Chief economist update: It's Christmas time in the city

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... write-off the possibility of a re-escalation in the tariff wars given Trump's recent targeting of Europe, Argentina and Brazil, and, of course, phase one might not be signed after all. There's also the impeachment proceedings against POTUS, the ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... than recently, is Trump's recent declaration restoring tariffs on US steel and aluminium imports from Argentina and Brazil, considering imposing 100% tariffs on French products; and, suggesting that the US-China deal could wait until after the 2020 ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... to a seven month high reading of 50.3 in November after five months of contraction....and then came Trump's tweet: "Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers. Therefore ...

Chief economist update: Lower iron ore a boon to the Aussie budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... with prices dropping by more than 20% to US$96.56 a month later. Reduced supply - due mainly to the mining dam disaster in Brazil - and increased demand - due to higher Chinese steel production - sent iron ore prices soaring in the first half of this ...

Chief economist update: Oil to slide into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... involved, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts increased supply in 2020 "when non-OPEC supply growth, led by the US, Brazil and Norway, accelerates from 1.8 mb/d to 2.2 mb/d, reducing the call on OPEC to 29 mb/d". At the same time, the IEA ...

RWC expands global equities team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
London-based RWC Partners has expanded its Global Horizon team with the appointment of two new analysts. Benjamin Hall and Nathaniel Clark are RWC's newest additions to its $2.2bn Global Horizon strategy, focusing on investing in a portfolio of global ...

Super fund reinforces savings with timber, agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... Capital. The firm - run by former managers of Harvard's endowment funds - invests in assets in diverse locations, including Brazil, Chile, Iberia and Panama. Folium Capital managing partner Albaro Aguirre said the firm expected to see attractive returns ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... before iron ore prices hit a two-year high of US$92.19/tonne in February this year and after the Vale mine disaster in Brazil in late January 2019. "The surge led Capital Economics to bet the price could spike as high $US100 a tonne in the weeks ahead ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... jurisdictions having quotas for state-owned businesses." "As of Oct. 16, 2018, mandatory quotas were under consideration in Canada, Brazil, South Africa and the EU. The data shows that mandates with teeth have been effective."

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
There are five economic factors that will determine whether investors add more risk to emerging markets portfolios in 2019. It's also at a time when EM equity valuations are relatively cheap yet investor sentiment is dim. Previewing the 2019 Financial ...