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Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018

... these economic factors are global and two are more geographically specific. The obvious factor is EM trading against the US dollar. The second factor is the US interest rate cycle. "We've got [potentially] four rate hikes between now and the end ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018

... rates) and the ECB has already stated that it would end QE by the end of this year. The Fed's actions have lifted the US dollar that, in turn, is draining liquidity from other markets (mainly, emerging ones including China) as well as making it harder ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018

... Trade growth and investment have been slackening on the back of tariff hikes. Higher interest rates and an appreciating US dollar have resulted in an outflow of capital from emerging economies and are weakening their currencies. Monetary and fiscal stimulus ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018

... dollar's strength is the Fed's journey towards policy normalisation. What investor could resist going long on the US dollar after the US central bank's telegraphing and forward guiding that it would earn more than the euro, the yen and the ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018

... actively, while the share of passive assets grew from 19.5% to 22.4% in the last five years. WTW said the strengthening US dollar is generally dampening the growth rate in assets recorded by asset managers in the survey - this is particularly evident ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018

... dropped by 10.7% since the September meeting, turning its year-to-date gain into a 12.3% loss, while the Japanese yen/US dollar exchange rate has strengthened by half a percent. Not only these, fresh consumer price data suggests that the BOJ remains ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018

... sharp declines in the Chinese currency and the stockmarket. The Chinese yuan has lost 6.1% of its value against the US dollar this year to date and its foreign exchange reserves have dwindled by 2.4% over the same period. The Shanghai composite index ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018

... underscored by the renewed fall on Wall Street overnight - along with the rise in 10-year US Treasury bond yield and the US dollar index -- following the release of the Fed minutes. These, of course, are inter-related. Rising bond yields raises borrowing ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018

... of a depreciating currency. Currently trading at around CNY6.92/US$1, the Chinese yuan has fallen by 5.9% against the US dollar since the start of the year and by 9.5% from this year's peak of CNY6.26/US$1 recorded in early February. Indications ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018

... year would exert upward pressure on India's inflation. The Indian rupee ended at an all-time low of R73.85 to the US dollar at the close of last week's trading - after hitting R74.22 in intra-day trade and is now 13.6% down versus the greenback ...

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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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