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Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... financial markets; the slowdown in global economic growth, led by rising expectations for a US recession (and perhaps, Germany); the trade war - US and China, Japan and South Korea; Brexit; political uncertainty (in Hong Kong, in Italy, in Russia and ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
A recession is coming! Worries over a global recession are everywhere! Financial market investors are seeking safety - exiting equity markets and queuing to purchase longer-term bonds (despite their low, and in some, negative yields); the US dollar ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... European Union - which purchases 45.6% of the UK's total shipments. This could only worsen given latest speculations that Germany - the EU's biggest economy - is headed for its first recession since 2013 and the growing political risk in Italy. ...

Fintech off to slow start in 2019: KPMG

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... larger deals were the preference for global fintech investors during 1H'19, particularly in more mature markets such as US, Germany, the UK, and fintech verticals. In sectors like payments and lending, investors have a good sense of platforms that will ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy a Big Mac in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... on its "Monitoring List" two months before in its report to congress on May 2019. These include: China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Whether it's because of currency manipulation or what not, The Economist ...

Aussie HNWIs slip down global rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... the 10th spot, overtaken by Italy. The US remains home to the largest HNWI population (5.3m), followed by Japan (3.2m), Germany (1.4m) and China (1.3m). One of the key drivers of the decline was the flight to cash last December, the report said, following ...

Deutsche chief to buy shares amid turmoil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... will do that globally. We will have $5 billion in revenue in the US, the US is the second most important country after Germany," Sewing said. "We will grow in Asia but saying goodbye to Wall Street is the wrong assessment. We will be strong in the US ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... in Osaka also spoke about the potential benefits of impact investing. The G7 consists of leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. The statement from the G7 leaders outlines support for the growth of the impact investing ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... favourable genetic testing results. The FSC said the updated moratorium brings Australia in line with the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Sweden. At the recent Actuaries Institute Summit in Sydney Westpac Group director of insurance, finance Jessica ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... would expand its ability to penalise countries that manipulate their currencies. The move, which could be aimed at China, Germany, South Korea and other countries, is likely to provoke controversy among foreign allies and could result in challenges at ...