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Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... pass. US President Donald Trump did what he promised he would. "Today I'm defending America's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium...we will have a 25% tariff on foreign steel and a 10% tariff on foreign aluminium ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... times instead of three is the least markets should worry about - the Fed could raise interest rates by more as higher tariffs are passed onto the domestic economy. Retaliation from other countries would prompt Trump to counter by expanding tariffs on ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... terrorists? But I digress. The writing's long been on the wall. It might be an excuse to sell for now but if the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium spirals into a world war on trade, it would be a justifiable reason of concern for Wall Street. ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... steel industry, they've been doing it for decades, and I'm stopping it. It'll stop." "There are two ways - quotas and tariffs. Maybe I'll do both." Trump has every right to do so under 'Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 (China-Specific Safeguards)' ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... BFF, its conjoined twin? According to reports, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced plans to impose retroactive tariffs of up to 24% on Canadian softwood lumber imports that could expand to include Canadian dairy exports to the US. Not surprisingly ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... protectionist President since Herbert Hoover in the '20s, so it's actually quite alarming for the world, particularly if he put up tariffs and cancelled trade agreements," he said. While the Fed would be less likely to hike in December, the Australian ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... implementation of the JAEPA, the tariff was 38.5%. Similarly, the Korea Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) saw beef tariffs drop to 32% - having been 40% prior to KAFTA. Public sector picking up economic slack Australia's growth is at trend and that's ...

Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... of negotiations. Covering countries in control of 40% of the world's GDP, the agreement will strip thousands of trade tariffs in the region and set common labour, environmental and legal standards among signatories. Once it passes through each country's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Zealand sharemarket's benchmark index dropped, with Fletcher Building being among retreating stocks after the budget waived tariffs on imported building products. The NZX 50 fell 18.4 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5,194.96.

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... the government announced plans to reduce the payroll tax, auction infrastructure projects and a reduction in electricity tariffs this year. All good...except for inflation. It's on the up and up again. After declining to a low of 4.86% back in May 2012 ...