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QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... slowdown in the US economy had been due to temporary factors - high petrol and Japan disaster-induced disruptions to supply chains. That Sir Ben believes that the US economy should grow faster in the second half as these temporary factors fade. Only ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... April (the least since last October). But all is not lost. The drop in imports was due chiefly to the disruptions to supply chains from Japan's tsunami. Imports from Japan plunged by 25.5 per cent in April from March. Then again, maybe not. Cause imports ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... the quake's aftermath, with production halted amid power shortages and a shortage of components due to shattered supply chains. The Nikkei 225 index fell 46.71 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 9,708.39 points, after earlier rising on a weaker yen. The Topix ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... a staggering cost of US$235 billion. And that's only for Japan. There are now legitimate talks of disruptions to supply chains. This would exact a heavy toll on global production. And over the weekend, "Operation Odyssey Dawn" added to the list of market ...

Real assets are the future of investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... Unforeseen and unpredictable forces ranging from food security to the race between China and USA to secure international supply chains are all now having an impact on the investing market with new trends and surging prices to occur in areas not seen ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... of value. We expect companies that we invest in to have robust programmes to manage corruption in their firm and supply chains," said George Dallas, director of corporate governance at F&C Management. James Gifford, executive director of the UN PRI ...

Instos target water usage

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... beverages; and many companies face a range of regulatory, reputation and business continuity risks up and down their supply chains," he said.

Not made in China

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... given the sensitivity of the products, most of which are all geared towards children." Moore blamed over-stretched supply chains in China where "the level of intense growth that has far exceeded the evolution of regulations". Hamish Douglass, co-founder ...