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Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
With a covid here, and a covid there, everywhere a covid, even old MacDonald (who had a farm) will get sick reading, hearing and listening to stories and warnings over escalating infection numbers... E-I-E-I-O. COVID-19 has captured the world's ...

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A Melbourne bond investor has hired a head of compliance as its assets under management hit the $5 billion mark. Jamieson Coote Bonds has appointed Ivy Choo in the role. Choo will look after the boutique's compliance and risk framework and has worked ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... ago, the RBA revealed that it had been considering a central bank digital currency, a digital version of the Australian dollar, with the potential to disrupt traditional financial players. This comes despite the fact that cryptocurrencies plummeted from ...

Dixon cuts US property fund value

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... being reporting in similar markets," the market update report said. Recent falls in the US dollar against the Australian dollar was also blamed for the devaluation to the portfolio, while higher end properties were hit with regulatory changes which had ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... and it's arrived. The All Ordinaries index surged by 0.7% to a new record high of 7041.9 points and the Australian dollar appreciated by 0.6% to US$0.6901 at the close of last week's trading - boosted by optimism over the upcoming US-China "phase ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... the RBA revealed that it had been considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a digital version of the Australian dollar, which would be a liability of the central bank rather than a commercial bank. The electronic currency would rely on blockchain ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... when a sharp sell-off in equities reignited investment demand for gold," Eliseo said. Gold has rallied 35% in Australian dollar terms over the past 15 months. Wilson Asset Management lead portfolio manager Matthew Haupt told Financial Standard that a ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... cut interest rates here by more than the bank's predicted single 25 bps reduction next year to keep the Australian dollar from appreciating versus the greenback. RBA Governor Lowe has already stated that 0.25% is the lowest the official cash rate ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
BetaShares has listed the first Diversified Bond ETF in Australia with a significant allocation to green bonds. The Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond ETF - Currency Hedged (GBND) will track an index of green bonds issued by companies and governments ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar exchange rate inferring that it has not fallen enough this time. "The A$/US$ sank from US$0.80 to below US$60 during the Asian ...