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Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... government worked from home - implementing support measures amounting to around 5% of GDP. Still, latest data show that the UK economy is heading for an even deeper dive. UK GDP growth plunged by 10.4% in the three months to April following a 2.0% contraction ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... subsided, as local economic stimulus measures have helped to calm some investor concerns, stabilise returns, and trigger the economy." "In Australia, nine out of 10 of the financial professionals surveyed said that this market volatility was a challenge ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... Russell 2000 (7.6%). Financial market wire and web services pointed the finger on the Fed's gloomy outlook for the US economy (declared at the conclusion of its 9-10 June FOMC meeting) and the increasing likelihood of a second wave in America. I ...

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... will be led by portfolio manager Bertrand Lecourt and assistant portfolio manager Saurabh Sharma, who argued there is no economy without water, and no sustainable economy without waste management. "The story of water and waste is as old as the story ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... Minister Scott Morrison said the government will not extend stimulus packages, saying they would dull the dynamism of the economy. Delivering a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Morrison said that despite wide sweeping ...

Men gamble ERS payment away: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... for which it was intended," AphaBeta director Andrew Charlton said. "While this spending would have certainly helped the economy - in similar ways to JobKeeper and JobSeeker - there will be heftier prices to pay in retirement with the early withdrawal ...

Centuria launches takeover bid

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... recently taking action to weather the impacts of COVID-19, it was now well placed for further growth as the New Zealand economy reopens, he said. "Recently, the Augusta board and management team took decisive action to minimize the impact of COVID-19 ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... contracted by 0.3% in the March 2020 quarter - the 'OECD Economic Outlook, June 2020' report has Australia's economy being the least worst among the club of rich nations. The OECD forecast 2020 GDP "to fall by 6.3% in the double-hit scenario ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... sustainable investment," Hazell said. "The greatest opportunity for our nearly $3 trillion superannuation system is to align economy building investment opportunities with the objectives of the superannuation system. This will serve the long term national ...

Chief economist update: The second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... Russell 2000 (7.6%). Financial market wire and web services point the finger on the Fed's gloomy outlook for the US economy (declared at the conclusion of its 9-10 June FOMC meeting) and the increasing likelihood of a second wave in America. Don't ...