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Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... but at this point in time, I'm sticking my neck for just one rate CUT... in June. The depreciation of the Australian dollar since the change in RBA betting/hint will go a long way towards shielding Australia against the downdraft of slowing global ...

Major instos hit with cartel class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... said. As of September 2013, the Australian foreign exchange market was the eighth largest in the world and the Australian dollar was the fifth most traded currency - the AUD/USD was the fourth most traded currency pair.

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
"Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%"! This was my piece published on 7 March 2019, based on the 'Taylor Rule' and plugging in Australia's growth and inflation parameters at the time. It took two months and a few days before Reserve ...

Industry responds to election outcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... particularly as fears around changes to franking credits and negative gearing evaporate. She also predicts the Australian dollar will find relief, and property and housing related stocks will find support - however, this may be short lived as the housing ...

Chief economist update: Fairy tales can come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... political uncertainty surrounding the elections (with a government majority at that), the recent depreciation in the Australian dollar and - working in the background - the rise and rise in iron ore prices makes this time's promise of a Budget surplus ...

Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... by these fresh developments give the RBA every reason to cut interest rates if it so decides. Then again, the Australian dollar has dropped since its April 2 meeting - down 1.7% versus the greenback and down 0.7% on the trade weighted index (TWI) - which ...

Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Early New Year predictions the Australian dollar would depreciate by the end of 2019 have been given a boost by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) 'World Economic Outlook, April' report where it shaved its world GDP growth forecast ...

Melbourne boutique hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
A $2.5 billion Melbourne-based boutique has hired a new portfolio manager from a family office as it builds out its global capability. Ben Wang will work on Jamieson Coote Bonds' Global Bond Fund which opened to Aussie investors earlier this month ...

VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... flows offshore, the hedging decision, which can depend on an investor's risk profile and the level of the Australian dollar, is becoming increasingly important," VanEck managing director and head of APAC Arian Neiron said. "We are listening to what ...