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Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... Furthermore, "Budget 2021, published in March, contained a number of significant new policy announcements, including the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and other measures to support the economy in the near term which had not been reflected ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... surprises. Economic growth could be stronger and unemployment lower providing enough impetus for higher inflation and by extension, reduced policy accommodation (read, higher interest rates). But isn't this a lot better than having the economy forever ...

Chant West to buy Rice Warner insurance comparator

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... delivers a great experience for subscribers," said Chant West general manager Ian Fryer. "This is a logical service extension for many of our clients, several of whom have been asking for the business to provide more insights into retail insurance and ...

Channel Capital expands overseas

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... with Mark in the Cayman Islands" said Channel co-founder and managing director Glen Holding. "We see this as a natural extension of the support and oversight we have traditionally offered to fund managers in Australia and is consistent with our strategy ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... January 2021 remains far above the 50-year low 3.5% before covid-19, not enough to put upward pressure on wages and, by extension, inflation. Throwing so much greenbacks at the pandemic problem helps restore the economy back to normal with the consequent ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... compounded by the more expensive yen, should put downward pressure on economic growth, corporate profitability and by extension, share prices. And it has. Japanese exports dropped by 4.2% in the year to December 200 -- the 24th straight month of declines ...

Sequoia completes acquisitions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
Seqouia Financial Group's subsidiary Docs Centre has completed the acquisition of corporate registry firm Panthercorp from Easton Investments and finalised a purchase of assets. The integrated financial services company funded the $1.7 million purchase ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... keep the American economy improving through increased consumer spending, rising business revenues and profits that, by extension, generates further escalation in share market prices. It's one heck of a good narrative except for...valuation. There ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... JobSeeker subsidies slated for the end of March this year would depress consumer spending, leading to discounting and by extension, lower inflation.

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... economist George Tharenou believes the stronger than expected economy has raised the risk that the RBA will not announce the extension of its quantitative easing measures. This could particularly be the case if the rise in activity is accompanied by ...