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Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... at December, the US remains in deficit relative to its major trading partners: China (US$27.8 billion deficit); European Union (US$12.3 billion deficit); Japan (US$6.5 billion deficit); Mexico (US$4.4 billion deficit) and Canada (US$2.2 billion defic ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... commodity-exporting economies, particularly China; the consequences stemming from the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union (EU) and their effects; prospects regarding the European debt problem, including the financial sector; and geopolitical ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
"Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half-in, half-out. We do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... Australian research, Su Lin Ong AXA Investment Managers head of Framlington Equities, Asia, Mark Tinker Trump, Brexit and European elections, ongoing central bank policy and developments in property, currency and interest rates will all be on the agenda ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... 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 dynamics - depending on the results of ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... have power under the Crown's prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union." Brexit cannot proceed without approval from Parliament. Is this a case of "over-democracy"? The majority of the people voted ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

MainstreamBPO makes hire for European expansion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... administrator in the Mediterranean island nation. Malta is a key domicile of alternative investment funds in the European Union, alongside Luxembourg and Ireland, harbouring an industry worth €10 billion in over 500 locally based funds. "The board ...

Yellen speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... futures markets of 32 percent is double what it was two weeks ago, and up from zero after the U.K. voted to exit the European Union in June... The chance U.S. policy makers will raise rates by year-end is 57 percent, up from 36 percent at the end of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... from minus 7.9 in the previous month. The DG ECFIN flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator for the European Union (EU) as a whole dipped by 0.1 point to minus 7.8 in August from minus 7.7 in July. Japan leading economic indicator A little ...