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Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... rise in oil prices (because Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal), the fall in oil prices (because Saudi Arabia and Russia plan to increase output), and lately, a developing crisis in Italy (which has led to speculations of an Italian exit). Don't ...

Regtech scores deal with US bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... the March quarter, an increase of 6% over previous quarter. It also extended its data capabilities to countries including Russia and China. The management is advancing commercial discussions with several large enterprise customers, in an attempt to raise ...

Norway dominates sovereign wealth funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... oil prices, as well as strong growth in emerging markets such as China, it said. Other notable activity in the sector saw Russia's Reserve Fund cease operations at the start of 2018 after its government decided to spend the fund's capital to cover budget ...

Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... was instigated by Kim's nuclear "exercises"), then trade and China, last weekend Syria (and indirectly Syria's sponsor Russia), while at the same time waging war at home with the FBI, his own party and his executive team. Just when we thought Trump has ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised global slowing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... reports, "Growth slowed in the euro area, China, Japan, India and Australia, but improved in the US, the UK, Brazil and Russia". Yes, America still remains on top. Growth continues to improve in the US manufacturing sector. Trump still has a strong bargaining ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... (+31%), Asia (+37%) and Europe (+10%) experienced the strongest UHNWIs growth. Latin America and the Caribbean (-22%), and Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (-37%), reported a dwindling UHNWI population.

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... greater than three Fed rate hikes this year and the prospect of a global trade war sparked by Trump's 25/10 tariff threat is Russia's improving fortunes. To be sure, the numerous sanctions imposed on Moscow by "the West" starting in 2014 as "punishment" ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... goes by, the world economies have just gotten better. There's hardly a single economy in the world today, except maybe Russia, which is in any kind of recession," Baur said. The US will likely experience 3% to 3.5% growth boosted by the tax reform package ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... risky and extremely speculative," the report said. The US originated the highest volume of ICOs of US$1bn, followed by Russia and China each raising US$300m; Australia raised about $34m. The research also found the ICO network is congested as traders ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
It's a crying shame the alleged "collusion" between Trump's campaign and Russia came out when it did - about the same time as POTUS appears to be within grasps of tucking his first legislative win under his belt. Oh yes, this refers to the long-promised ...