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Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... deterioration in the labour market going forward. Similarly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, Feb 2020" report underscores the trade effect of the coronavirus. Australia's trade ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... likely winner, as well as pharmaceutical and healthcare firms, delivery brands, supermarkets and manufacturers of electronic goods. Green said the world would "of course" recover from the economic impact of the virus, and that professional investors ...

Afterpay coughs up $1.5m over US loans

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... been operating a consumer credit sale product in the state of California, providing services that enable merchant to sell goods to their consumers that can be repaid over time," it said in a statement. "Afterpay rejects the view that the company operated ...

Former Toys "R" Us executives face fraud charges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... "R" Us as it tumbled into bankruptcy and then misrepresented TRU's financial situation to induce toymakers to provide goods on credit. Some toymakers lost almost everything." Private-equity firms KKR, Bain Capital and Vornado Realty Trust acquired ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... Australia. This followed news of emptied toilet paper shelves at supermarkets that has now extended to "necessities" - canned goods, frozen dinners, pasta, rice, sugar, etc. - families are hoarding to survive three to six months of the apocalypse. I ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... promised and hoped for de-escalation of trade tensions. On this day, America cut tariffs on US$120 billion worth of Chinese goods from 15% to 7.5%. In return, China's reduced its retaliatory tariffs from 10% to 5%, as well as 5% to 2.5% on some US ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... appliances and furniture, among others. Australian wholesalers and retailers of these products would have to source their goods elsewhere (and perhaps, at a higher price) while businesses using Chinese parts and materials as inputs would need to stop ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... given their ability to ensure fast, real-time global payments. "Once businesses accepting these currencies as payment for goods and services become commonplace, national currencies will lose their dominant position, both domestically and - in some instances ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... and delivered on January 15. The deal involves China committing to buy at least an additional US$200 billion worth of US goods and services - US$$50 billion in additional orders for US agricultural products; US$40 billion to $50 billion in additional ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys at the ABS: "We have seen strong growth in Black Friday sales, both in areas such as electrical goods and online sales, but also in areas such as clothing and furniture... While seasonal adjustment removes regular seasonal ...