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US growth stable due to resilient consumer-base

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... Bauer added. Because of the "rebalancing of global growth from emerging markets back to developed ones," though, Baur's outlook for the US economy remains positive. "The consumer spending that underpins the economy is very resilient," he said. "Furthermore ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... in global financial markets and, against the background of persistent weakness abroad, exacerbated concerns about the outlook for global growth. These growth concerns, along with strong supply conditions and high inventories, contributed to the recent ...

Margin loans keep pace with shrinking customer-base

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... loans over the next 12 months. "Margin lending investors as a group tend to be the most optimistic in their share market outlook, and recent share market falls are seen as investment opportunities for many," said Investment Trends head of research for ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... 2014. The index has headed south since it peaked at 100.3 in December (when the Fed ended QE). Increasing worries over the outlook for the economy - on the back of slowing global growth and increased financial market volatility - as well as concerns ...

Deflation and China pose biggest risks: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... the 1.75%-2.25% range, up slightly from the 1.6% experienced last year," the company said in its 2016 asset allocation outlook note. PIMCO said it is doubtful of the potential for equities to continue to deliver outsized returns and has identified three ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... echoes NY Fed Dudley's his warning that, further US$ strength could have "significant consequences" on the US economic outlook and Fed Vice Chairman Fischer's concerns that if recent financial market volatility "lead to a persistent tightening of financial ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... December meeting" and his warning that, further US dollar strength could have "significant consequences" on the US economic outlook. Message: US Fed policy normalisation on ice... not only next month but the whole of 2016. As per Bloomberg, "Futures ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... re-equilibrating of the economy for the central bank. "The exchange rate has continued its adjustment to the evolving economic outlook". This time, Gov Glenn didn't even have to use his jawbone to torture the dollar-A into submission. It went up above ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... administrative burden with TDs that can be overlooked," he said. On the local economy Stammer forecasted a "reasonable" outlook with GDP growth of 2.75% for the year and core inflation at 2%. Much of the economic growth looks set to come from infrastructure ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... trend of purchasing alternative assets to help build responsible investment portfolios. In its 2016 Responsible Investment Outlook, AXA Investment Managers said impact investing will grow "to touch all asset classes, including listed and public securities." ...