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Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... and the Bank of England - in the same month. Besides, the BOJ was waxing optimistic over the outlook for the Japanese economy. "Japan's economy has picked up as a trend, although it has remained in a severe situation due to the impact of the novel ...

Super fund ups stake in renewable company

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... just one element of our commitment to investing in the solutions that will be critical to transitioning to a low-carbon economy. PowAR's acquisition of Tilt Renewables is a game-changer in this space and we are proud to be a part of this transaction," ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... by strong demand from China - - the world's biggest consumer ((69.1% of total world iron imports) - strengthening economy and its growing demand for steel as it proceeds onwards with its industrialisation and urbanisation. While the Caixin China ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Australians are bullish about the recovery of the local economy and the positive effect that will have on their portfolios, a survey canvassing investors across the Asia Pacific shows. More than half of the investors canvassed in PIMCO's quarterly investor ...

ADB invests in sustainable start-ups

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... vice president Ashok Lavasa said. Deputy minister for international affairs for the Republic of Korea's ministry of economy and finance Taesik Yoon said: "Korea's venture ecosystem has been accelerating the transition toward an innovative digital ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... companies that can benefit from the rich getting richer and are placed to benefit from servicing the large part of the economy that is getting poorer," Fisher said. An example of this, Fisher explained, was Pengana's holding in US-based chain store Dollar ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... saved." Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's testimony was equally optimistic: "We are meeting at a hopeful moment for the economy"; "we're seeing signs of recovery". The reason he and she are seeing "trees of green, red roses too" is perhaps because ...

APAC lagging on net zero goal: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... need for decarbonisation and to support the transition away from a dependence on fossil fuels and towards a low-carbon economy. The survey revealed that divesting from carbon-intensive assets will rise sharply in the next five years. Despite this, over ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... policy announcements, including the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and other measures to support the economy in the near term which had not been reflected in the February Report" - amounting to an additional £65 billion this year ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... Bushfires: Recovery funds to hit budget surplus. That was until the coronavirus got its first bite at Australia, sending the economy falling to its first-ever recession in 29 years that sent the unemployment rate up to 7.5% -- the highest level in two ...