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Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... protests in Hong Kong that began in June last year. With the spread of the coronavirus under control, and economic indicators - industrial production increased by 3.9% in the year to April after dropping by 13.5% in February; the annual rate of decline ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... transition, the government should establish a national climate and energy policy framework, introduce stronger market indicators and support renewable energy targets. Australian members of the network who have signed the statement include Australian ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... harm being wrought on the real economy." Other parts of the market, he said, tend to be relatively reliable future indicators. "At that time, two of these - corporate earnings revisions and options prices - continued to signal caution," Alankar said. ...

Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... meeting as Bank of England (BOE) governor in January this year, Mark Carney was waxing optimistic. "The most recent indicators suggest that global growth has stabilised, reflecting the partial easing of trade tensions and the significant loosening of ...

The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... be sure, the sharp contraction in the economy had already been forewarned by the earlier reported dive in activity indicators: Fixed asset investment dropped by 16.1% in the year to March after plummeting by 24.5 in February; industrial production's ...

The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... policy easing announced on Monday. Morningstar said many analysts expect more wild market swings, with macroeconomic indicators likely to worsen heading into the second quarter. This may come as a breakdown in business activity and fears of corporate ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... what other fiscal and money authorities are implementing now. While it didn't prevent Chinese economic activity indicators from contracting (big time): Industrial production dropped by 13.5% (year-on-year) in the January-February period following ...

Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... women are among the best in Australia. "Having women in your super fund's senior leadership is one of the best indicators you've chosen a smart, well-run fund that is highly likely to be successful," he said. According to APRA, 35% of trustees ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... revitalising activity soon, the Australian labour market would continue to weaken. This is supported by several leading indicators. The ABS reports itself showing monthly hours worked fell by 8.1 million hours over the month. Employers would ask workers ...

SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... reduction will result in a realignment in the total cost of ownership of STW, which we believe is one of the primary indicators ETF investors should look at, along with liquidity profile and the quality of the tracking index. "With STW included as one ...