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Strong year for farmland assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Australian farmlands posted 15.07% in returns for the year ending June 2021, as commodity prices and seasonal conditions held strong, according to ANREV. This included 5.33% income contribution and a 9.36% appreciation. The data is compiled by Asian ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... could be forgiven for taking risk off the table. As they did last week. Equity markets dropped. So did bond yields and commodity prices. The US dollar rose against major currencies, except for the safe haven Japanese yen and the safe haven commodity ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... released a statement hinting at a reduction in the country's required reserve ratio (RRR). "Given the impact of higher commodity prices on business production and operation, the meeting decided to maintain the stability of the monetary policy and ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... target... and is likely to exceed 3%", the BOE expects that this will be transitory as the impact of higher energy and other commodity prices recede. UK inflation is certainly headed higher. Headline CPI inflation accelerated from an annual rate of 1.5% ...

Chief economist update: Thank you, my frenemy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... (accounting for 43% of total exports) - increased demand for iron ore and the soaring price of Australia's biggest commodity export - continue to underpin the Lucky Country's economy. Iron ore broke above the all-time high of US$191.70 a tonne ...

Bloomberg expands equity indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... enables us to deliver unique thematic and factor indices to support any investment strategy." Bloomberg also acquired its commodity index (BCOM) in 2020, along with ESG indices. Bloomberg Index Services is an authorised benchmark administrator and subsidiary ...

Chief economist update: China and Australia's interdependence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... ore (lump) and 1% more iron ore (fines). Then again, China's recent 'campaign' to reverse the uptrend in commodity prices - including iron ore to hit Australia hard (according to the Global Times) - has sent iron prices down by 3.9% to US$207.01 ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... escalation of diplomatic and trade tensions between Beijing and Canberra, China cannot get enough of Australia's biggest commodity export. Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) figures show that, in terms of quantity, Beijing bought 4% more ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... value of approximately $10 billion. Rural Bank chief executive Alexandra Gartmann said low interest rates, consistent commodity prices, exceptional seasonal conditions through 2020 and farmers with capital and an incentive to invest have all driven demand ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... ex-China and surging iron ore prices. The Lucky Country is getting luckier. For not only will the higher price of its major commodity export contribute to its growth renaissance, it'll also reduce Australia's budget deficit. In its Mid-Year Economic ...