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Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018

Consumers may not be good at predicting Wall Street's direction but they sure do impact overall economic growth. While renewed market volatility continue to put Wall Street to task, Main Street is taking the goings-on in America - fiscal and monetary ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018

... savings, the Australian consumer has no choice but to cut back on spending..." Add to this the increased volatility on Wall Street and Trump's foray into protectionism and it won't be hard to contemplate that the "no RBA rate hike this year" calls could ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018

... get re-elected. Lost among investor worries over increased volatility in the financial markets, the correction on Wall Street, the prospect of a greater than three Fed rate hikes this year and the prospect of a global trade war sparked by Trump's 25/10 ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018

... time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow fell by 1.7% and S&P 500 by 1.3% overnight after ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018

... Treasuries Sink on Hawkish Powell Remarks: Markets Wrap" Bloomberg's headline just about sums up last night's activity on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 index drop by 1.3%; the yield on 10-year Treasuries climb by three basis points to 2.89%; and the ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018

... (Standard and Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch Ratings) to ensure more transparency and competitiveness. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), created in 2011, aim to hold ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018

Raised volatility on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018

Wall Street recovered just as quickly as it corrected - selling and then buying on rising inflation expectations. The S&P 500 index closed 4.3% up at the close of the trading week ending 16 February, partly reversing the previous week's 5.2% loss but ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018

... and stays above the target in a stable manner". But the yen continued to climb - buoyed in part by the turmoil on Wall Street - and lately, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso's statement that: "From our perspective, the current situation doesn't warrant ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018

Say what? That'll be any rational investor's reaction when you tell him about Wall Street's overnight rally at the same time that the things that scared the bejesus out of them - rising inflation - in early February proved even worse than they expected. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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