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Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... that signalled the 2007-2009 recession - of 37.9% to 34.8%. The recent weakening in the US dollar also helped - the Bloomberg US dollar spot index has depreciated by 2.1% from a 2019 high of 99.337 at the end of September to 97.28 in mid-October. It's ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... are, instead, followed by an escalation of tensions. No need to reinvent the wheel, here's Factset's summary: "Bloomberg reported the US will slap visa bans on officials linked to Xinjiang human rights abuses. SCMP reported China toning down ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... dropped last Friday - Dow down by 0.3%), S&P 500 down by 0.5%, Nasdaq down by 1.1%, Russell 2000 down by 0.8% - after Bloomberg reported: "Trump administration officials are discussing ways to limit U.S. portfolio flows into China." A follow-up article ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... the next five years. Revealed by chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake before fellow global business leaders at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum during the UN Summit this week, Macquarie's plans include delivering around 4GW of its renewable energy ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Bloomberg has launched U.S. equity benchmark capabilities, marking a significant step for Bloomberg in the equity index space. The new equity offering includes the Bloomberg U.S. Large Cap Index as well as growth, value and dividend indices. These benchmarks ...

Chief economist update: Future path of fed funds rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... S&P 500 +0.03%, Nasdaq -0.11%, Russell 2000 -0.63%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was unchanged at 1.8%; and the Bloomberg US dollar spot index ticked up by a mere 0.2%. Yes Virginia, there's nothing to write home to mother about. They're ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... accordingly to the rate reduction. After dropping by 1.2% two weeks after the Fed cut interest rates on July 31, the Bloomberg US dollar spot index climbed even higher to a reading of 99.37 - its highest reading in more than two years - as its central ...

Portfolio manager departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... is unconstrained, with an absolute return objective. Since the Australian-domiciled fund's inception, it beat the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill by 1.45% p.a. with a 3.74% p.a. fund return. Boyd was responsible for day-to-day management of the strategy ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... trade talks between the US and China - though it won't be happening this month as expected - will happen in October. Bloomberg reports: "Chinese Vice Premier Liu He agreed to a visit in "early October" during a telephone call on Thursday morning ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... This has come at the expense of retail funds which saw net benefit transfers of -$20.9 billion," Ross said. At a recent Bloomberg event, top of mind for a panel of superannuation industry experts was the possibility of the retail fund sector regaining ...