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EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... countries will likely depend on their economic ties to China. "In Southeast Asia, countries that are part of the Chinese manufacturing supply chain could face a slowdown," the EM team said. "Additionally, many Asian countries will be affected as tourism ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... consensus of 51.0 and is the fastest rate of expansion since August 2019 - due to improvements in both the service and manufacturing sectors. The ECB would surely help, if it could. But with the current policy rate at zero, there's little scope to ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... 250,000 to 500,000 deaths." Then again, the flu hasn't caused such widespread disruption to travel and tourism, manufacturing operations, supply linkages, shutdowns of entire towns/cities, etc. as COVID-19 has now done. So much so, that the global ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... "We do not expect to meet the revenue guidance we provided for the March quarter." Apple pointed to a slowdown at manufacturing sites for the downgrade, leading to iPhone supply shortages globally, which in turn, "will temporarily affect revenues worldwide". ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... significant loosening of monetary policy by many central banks over the past year. Global business confidence and other manufacturing indicators have generally picked up. Domestically, near-term uncertainties facing businesses and households have receded. ...

AustralianSuper adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
AustralianSuper has appointed a new board director from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The nation's largest superannuation fund has welcomed Glenn Thompson to its board. He replaces Paul Bastian who joined the board in 2013. Thompson ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... board director at ANZ and former TCorp director, was recognised for her distinguished service to the financial and manufacturing sectors. James Gorman, chief executive and chair of Morgan Stanley was acknowledged for his service to the finance and banking ...

Light on horizon for global economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... positive sentiment, the IMF said: "On the positive side, market sentiment has been boosted by tentative signs that manufacturing activity and global trade are bottoming out, a broad-based shift toward accommodative monetary policy, intermittent favorable ...

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... reading of 52.6 in December from November's 21-month high reading of 53.2 due to a slower rate of expansion in the manufacturing and services sectors over the month. The manufacturing PMI slowed to 51.5 in December from51.8 in November marking the ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... orders for US agricultural products; US$40 billion to $50 billion in additional US services, US$75 billion more in manufacturing goods, and US$50 billion more worth of energy supplies, according to Trump. This is in exchange for America suspending its ...