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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
US JOLTS report The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that job openings in America fell by 97K to 5.53 million in October (in line with expectations) from 5.63 million in the previous month (upwardly revised from 5.49 million), taking ...

HUB24 opens doors to global direct equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... allowing investors on its platform to purchase direct international securities. Providing access to 14 markets in North America, Europe and Asia, the new service complements HUB24's existing international managed portfolio suite. HUB24 managing director ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... non-farm payrolls report is the most-watched, eagerly-awaited, much-speculated and heavily-dissected statistic not only in America but around the globe. But its outing last Friday produced more of a whimper than a bang - the Dow slipped by a mere 0.1% ...

Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... said: "The last decade has seen a significant shift in the financial circumstances and lifestyle choices of middle class America which has supported a strong shift to rental over ownership. The demand and supply factors continue to strongly support our ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
US existing home sales Are American homebuyers front-running the expected increase in the fed funds rate next month? Existing home sales jumped by 2.0% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 5.6 million units in October. This is the highest level ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... latest of the global institutions that are lending their weight to the robo-advice model. In the US, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and UBS have launched their offerings while in Australia, super funds have also joined the fray. More importantly, Nomura's ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... rebound was as stunning as Trump's victory itself. After dropping by nearly 1.9% at the close of trade on election day in America - it was down nearly 4% in intra-day trade - the All Ordinaries staged its biggest one-day gain in five years, up 3.3% the ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... isn't in anyone's interest -not his own, that's for sure. Trump will say and do the right things to win more business for America - that's what businessmen do. The same way he did to win first, the Republican nomination, and then the presidency. Think ...

How advisers are managing US election concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... long-term marching orders from U.S. fundamentals," he said. "For 240 years it's been a terrible mistake to bet against America, and now is no time to start. America's golden goose of commerce and innovation will continue to lay more and larger eggs," ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... "misogynist", the "sexual predator", the "racist", the "lying cheat", the "clown", the "narcissist", "the most hated man in America" is now President-elect of America. No one, or so it seems, like him. Not the media - mainstream and social. Not the financial ...