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The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... jitters). Instreet Investment managing director George Lucas puts the numbers at around 5% to 10% sell-off, but with a Brexit style recovery afterwards. "A Clinton win could see the US market easily recover the 3% it has already lost, but this also depends ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... solid outcome" and "...suggests firms have remained relatively unfazed by uncertainties stemming from events including Brexit and the upcoming US elections". Business conditions declined to a reading of 6 in October from 8 in September but remained above ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... other is in the lead. However, the majority of polls give Clinton the win. But didn't the polls predict "Bremain" not "Brexit" not too long ago. But didn't the polls predict a "hung UK Parliament" in May's UK elections last year? But didn't the polls ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... equity markets around the world - full-year 2016 performance largely depends on how to key events risks unfold. Trump and Brexit. Everyone and his dog are fretting about 'em all around and round and round these days. These two sources of current market ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... lifting rates as it planned by global ructions in one form or the other - e.g. China devaluation, emerging market outflows, Brexit - but this time, the global seas appear to be calmer. There's nothing to keep the Fed at bay now. Especially not with economic ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... - also the fastest since April - from a 0.2% contraction in August. UK GDP Results for the first full quarter since the Brexit vote last June indicate the UK economy's continued resilience to the uncertainty surrounding its decision to leave the EU - ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... year to September and a 1.9% fall in imports. Rebalancing? UK labour market Despite the persistent uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the UK's labour market remains resilient. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9% in August - the same as in the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... Markit/CIPS noted that, "Survey respondents cited improving confidence among clients and a reduced drag on demand from Brexit-related uncertainty. Reflecting this, construction firms indicated a further recovery in their business expectations for the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... 8.5; business confidence up to 0.45 from 0.03; services sentiment up to 10.0 from 9.9. UK consumer confidence Still no Brexit fall-out, or rather a steady improvement after the knee-jerk negative reaction to Brexit. The GfK consumer confidence improved ...

Budgets with more super tinkering are possible

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... Trump presidency, minus the latter's views on trade. He also sees Italy as the country that may undo Europe's economy, not Brexit.