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Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... of the crowd thinks that the prolonged uncertainties and hostilities are well, not wise. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Chief economist update: Forget asking for a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... rather than consumed. This doesn't augur well for overall Australian economic growth. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Chief economist update: Onwards and downwards to a recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... dropped by as much as 70%... and was followed by decades of growth bouncing around the bottom. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... to its all-time high of 6853.57 points recorded on All Saints' Day (1 November) 2007. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... surprising. "The Official Cash Rate (OCR) will remain at 1.75 percent for some time to come." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... future, the scope and magnitude would be less if the slowing trend in inflation continues. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...

Budget big picture: Surplus on radar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Treasurer Scott Morrison, in his third Commonwealth Budget reports that government receipts rising 8.6% during 2017-18, compared to expenditure rising 4.7%, leaves Australia with an annual deficit of $18.2 billion and on its way to a modest $2.2 billion ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... employment, inflation, wages - embedded in Budget Papers 2018-19 before casting the first stone. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist ...

Corporate bond demand strengthens: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... generate a reliable income stream. This is according to the joint study conducted by FIIG Securities and Deloitte Access Economics, which shows corporate bonds outperformed the local (4.3%) and global (5.5%) share markets at an average gross return of ...

Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... implementation had also been moved - from October 2015 to April 2017 and then to October 2019. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio ...