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Chief economist update: RBA sees wages growth recovering but it's not guaranteed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... for that reference about the broad-based strength across industries "outside of retail" which, according to NAB chief economist Alan Oster, "points to continued softness in consumer activity." This isn't such a beautiful piece of prognosis for consumer ...

Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
Aberdeen Standard Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson told the 2018 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum that retirees' influence on populism is a major dilemma for asset managers globally. Since the Global Financial Crisis retirees have ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... Jerome. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Investors should not be afraid to run against the pack in 2018, with recent history demonstrating that taking a contrarian view can pay off. That was a key takeaway from AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur warns investors that 2018 will unlikely deliver the euphoric levels of financial market returns experienced in 2017. Speaking at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Baur ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... anyone? Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
"It's murder on the dance floor. You'd better not kill the groove..." - Sophie Ellis-Bextor. "Stock Market Loser Kills Brokerage Manager, Self in Shooting Rampage". This was Los Angeles Times' headline reporting about an investor going into Merrill ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... developments." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here. ...

Chief economist update: Euro's uptrend is a downtrend risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... record high of 60.6 reading in the previous month. How good is that? Let's hear from Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at IHS Markit, himself: "The eurozone's manufacturing boom continued in full swing in January. Output grew at one of the fastest ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... longer. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.