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Chief economist update: Amber alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
If there's one thing that matches (well, nearly) the exponential rate of infection from the coronavirus, it's the vertigo-inducing rally on Wall Street. After dropping to three-year lows in March last year, US equities have rocketed higher and ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Talk about perfect timing. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) disappointing update on the state of employment in America couldn't have come at a more opportune time - the time when fresh president of the US, Joe Biden, is bidding the Congress ...

Schroders adjusts fund return targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The fund manager has lowered its real return funds' targets as a result of low interest rates and bond yields and the impact of the pandemic on economies around the world. The Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 3.5%, Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
A new year, a new administration but its same old, same old for the US Federal Reserve. As expected and in a unanimous decision, the Fed confirmed: "The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25% and expects ...

Market rotation signals win for value: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
The emerging market rotation from growth to value signals a trend which may see valuations adjust significantly in 2021, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. Head of Australian equities Dougal Maple-Brown said the market is at the beginning of a new cycle ...

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
The inauguration of Joe Biden as the US's 46th president and his almost immediate buckling down to work garnered much of the media's attention last week. Hours after he was sworn in, Biden signed 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Joggin' Joe hits the ground running. Not soon after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America, Joe Biden rolled up his sleeves and went to work. Hours after his inauguration, Biden signed 17 executive orders, memorandums ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government bond yield at around 0% -- at its October meeting. "For the time being, the Bank will closely monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
"All around the limbo world Gonna do the limbo rock..." - Chubby Checker, Limbo Rock Australian equities and bond markets applauded after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint expectations, showing just how low it can go. The All ...

Aberdeen drops fees on fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments has dropped the fees on its $180 million Australian fixed income fund. Effective November 1, the fund will go from charging 51 bps per year in management fees to 45 bps. "It is to ensure that we remain competitive. We recognise ...