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Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... around the world, Australia's stock market took a beating from the United Kingdom's unexpected vote to leave the European Union (EU) at the referendum held on 23 June 2016. The All Ordinaries index dropped by 3.1% on the day the results were broadcast ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... slipped to a reading of -7.3 in June versus -7.0 in the previous month. Consumer confidence also weakened in the European Union from -5.7 to -5.8 in June. Brexit? Bank of Thailand holds As widely expected, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) kept interest rates ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... soon, very soon to a theatre near us. With only four sleeps to go before the Brits vote to leave or remain in the European Union this coming Thursday (23 June), the UK remains split down the middle, and by extension, financial markets would rise or fall ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... investment with the BOE even warning of risks to the economy - short term recession - if Britons vote to exit from the European Union on 23 June.

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... flows, a large drop of commodity prices, escalated geopolitical tensions, the shock of a potential UK exit from the European Union and a large and increasing number of refugees in some regions." Things we already know. What are they gonna do about it? ...

Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... markets overall to recover. However, in a more upbeat sign for markets, corporate health is positive, with the US and European Union growing," he said. "Our view is that markets are rebalancing to a lower growth world. While volatility will continue ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Eurozone is facing are a result of "a problem of the architecture of the Eurozone." "Europeans like to think that the European Union is the magnificent construction of the EU spirit. But none of that is true: the EU was created by the United States," ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... issue domestically but they both point to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions over time," Simm said. "The European Union has got a firm, ambitious commitment and it has done since the 1990s. Put those three blocs together and you've got a good ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... overseas models that recognise and value the important social and economic contribution that carers make. "Almost all European Union members and many South American countries have reformed their pension and retirement systems to address gender equity ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Philippines and Thailand. This is designed to build a regional trading structure which diminishes the influence of the European Union's "UCITS" regime. The central idea is that the Asian region and not Europe should benefit from the Asian region getting ...