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Chief economist update: The curse of Japan's consumption tax hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... that production is a rising trend. This is a feat in itself, given the on-going uncertainty surrounding the Sino-US trade war and the slowing Chinese economy. Rising Japanese wages indicate continued expansion/recovery. Total average cash earnings growth ...

VanEck drops fees on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... doesn't have a hard target for CETF's inflows after the fee cuts. "If something positive comes out of the US-China trade war, and if valuations start to look compelling to Australian investors, [inflows might pick up]," he said.

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Retail investors predict the trajectory of the local share market will be flat in 2019, but expect to be rewarded with modest returns, Investment Trends' latest survey shows. The 2195 investors canvassed in the monthly Investor Intentions Index ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... track... there is no pre-set path for policy." This is half the good news. The other half is Trump declaring an end to the trade war, re-igniting global activity and ensuring that 2019 would indeed be a happy one.

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce spoke to Financial Standard earlier this month about market opportunities, building the fund's in-house investment team and CIPRs. Pearce said the fund doesn't particularly see a need to pull back ...

Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... uncertainty has been removed. This is good. I would like to regurgitate the other good news with regards to the US-China trade war but, given Trump's state of mind and his unpredictability, I'll pass on this for Trump can always change his mind. ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... interest rates. This is because the RBA will find that although global growth is continuing - and the latest US-China trade war got a stay of execution over the weekend (Trump will hold off from raising the 10% tariff on Chinese exports to 25% on 1 January ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Yes Virginia, Australian businesses have upped their capital spending plans in the face of multiplying challenges - trade war, Fed hikes, global slowdown led by China and melting emerging markets, Brexit, wobbly share markets and on the domestic front ...

Chief economist update: Powell Power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... Christmas! It would even be merrier if Trump and Xi's meeting in Argentina this weekend leads to ceasefire in the trade war. Then again, of course, the unpredictable entity that is Trump will keep us guessing... including the Fed. Still, Powell's ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... US President Donald Trump's "The Art of the Deal" in real-time, live and in action? Ever since Trump declared a trade war with China in late March this year, there have been actual implementations, threats, some concessions and now it's good ...