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Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... benchmark equity indices rallied at the close of trading last week: The S&P 500 added 1.0% to a new all-time high; the Nasdaq closed 1.1% up but not after setting a fresh record level; the Dow jumped by 1.1%; and, the Russell 2000 index soared by 1.7%. ...

China backs blockchain, Bitcoin soars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... infrastructure management and public services. Chinese tech firm, Xunlei, which offers blockchain-based services, rose 107% on the Nasdaq following President Xi's comments.

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... rationale each time equity markets jump on bad news. Bad news! Wall Street dropped - Dow down by 1.9%, S&P 500 down by 1.8%, Nasdaq down by 1.6%, Russell 2000 down by 0.9% -- on October 2 on the back of renewed recession fears, sparked by reports that ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... seemingly never-ending trade battle. US benchmark equity indices dropped last Friday - Dow down by 0.3%), S&P 500 down by 0.5%, Nasdaq down by 1.1%, Russell 2000 down by 0.8% - after Bloomberg reported: "Trump administration officials are discussing ...

Chief economist update: Future path of fed funds rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... man and his dog is already positioned for this eventuality." US equity markets closed mixed: Dow +0.13%, S&P 500 +0.03%, Nasdaq -0.11%, Russell 2000 -0.63%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was unchanged at 1.8%; and the Bloomberg US dollar spot index ...

Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... Presidential Race!" That was high noon. The Dow ended 623.34 points (2.4%) in the red; the S&P 500 index closed 2.6% lower; the Nasdaq and the Russell 2000 tumbled by 3.0% and 3.1%, respectively. Trump let loose on Twitter, virtually naming Powell an ...

NEOS Life partners with insurance tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
NEOS Life has partnered with a global software firm to support its underwriting, sales and administration functions. NASDAQ-listed Ebix has deployed several functionalities for the start-up in just nine months. This includes implementing an adviser ...

Chief economist update: Fed cut and Trump's war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... trade, it was risk off. Equity markets fell. The S&P 500 index fell by 1.1% on the day; the DJIA declined by 1.2%; the Nasdaq composite index lost 1.2%; and Russell 2000 index closed 0.7% lower. Bond yields dropped. Ten-year US Treasury bond yields fell ...

Buy time ahead for Aussie equities: Tribeca

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... means the market is getting more expensive," she said. Despite being the second-most expensive equities market (after the NASDAQ), Australian equities are expected to be held up by lower interest rates, stabilisation of housing prices, tax cuts, political ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... until reaching 25%. This sent US equities lower the next day and last trading day of May - Dow (1.41%), S&P 500 (1.32%), Nasdaq (1.51%), Russell 2000 (1.35%). Meanwhile, 10-year US bond yields closed at 2.14% - the lowest since January this year - and ...