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Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... justifying the markets' anxiety over the Fed's actions. This is underscored by the renewed fall on Wall Street overnight - along with the rise in 10-year US Treasury bond yield and the US dollar index -- following the release of the Fed minutes. ...

Chief economist update: Blame and trim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... around 80 percent of a third, having previously had three hikes completely factored in as recently as Tuesday, based on overnight index swaps. Meanwhile, the probability of the next rate increase happening by the end of this year has dropped to 76% from ...

Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... that shook equity markets around the world. Trump continued his attack on the Fed as the slide on Wall Street continued overnight. "It's a correction that I think is caused by the Fed and interest rates. The dollar is very strong, very powerful ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... market's overvaluation and slowing momentum. These are all rational rationales explain the 3.3% drop in the S&P 500 index overnight, along with losses of: 3.2% on the DJIA; 4.1% for the Nasdaq composite; and 2.9% on the Russell 2000. Horror of horrors! ...

Can Hollywood turn advice mainstream?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... application, Ramm said that it can be overwhelming to radically change the customer service approach of any business overnight. Don't try and provide the celebrity treatment to everyone on your client list, start with two, he said. "Start with two ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... inflation. But with the yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds surging by 12 bps to 3.18% - the highest rate since mid-2011 - overnight, the bond market doesn't seem to be completely buying this strong growth, stable and low inflation scenario. Eco 101 ...

S&P Dow Jones partners with pension fund giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... The Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is using two of S&P's new carbon efficient indices. Launched overnight, S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include: the S&P Global Ex-Japan LargeMidCap Carbon Efficient Index, the S&P Global LargeMidCap ...

ASIC slams unacceptable reporting breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... remediating some customers takes even longer, an ASIC review of breach reporting obligations found. In Report 594 released overnight, the big the institutions took 4.5 years to identify an incident that was later determined to be a significant breach. ...

J.P. Morgan expands derivatives clearing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... domestic institutional investor clients that can benefit from a local solution." "Clients that are trading AUD and NZD overnight index swaps and interest rate swaps will be able to take maximum advantage of a local clearing provider open through the ...

WAM Capital announces LIC takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... since inception. WAM Capital made a conditional off-market takeover bid for Wealth Defender Equities Limited (ASX: WDE) overnight for a price of $0.996 per share. This represents a 15% premium based on WDE's one-month volume-weighted average price ...