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Three down one to go, then another three in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... chorus" of concerns among US businesses over the US-China trade war. "If we have widespread tariffs and a protectionist world, that's going to be bad for American families... and also for other countries," he added.

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... surprise. Another 25 basis point hike in December also wouldn't be a surprise. What is a surprise is the reaction of world leaders' reaction at the UN General Assembly to US President Donald Trump's claim that, "In less than two years, my ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... risks remain and continue to evolve. Inflationary pressures may soon emerge in the US, and as interest rates around the world begin rising towards more normal levels we expect to see downward pressure on asset prices. "International political and trade ...

Chief economist update: A pretty picture of the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world." I apologise for mixing my song lyrics but, you're as cold as ice (Foreigners) if yesterday's report on Australia's labour ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... August 2015 when the People's Bank of China (PBOC) devalued the yuan from 6.21 to 6.40 per one yankee dollar. The MSCI world index dropped by 10% in response and the MSCI emerging markets index fell by 10.6%. Speculations back then was that the depreciation ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... "Changes in trade policy could cause us to have to question the outlook...We have a very wide range of contacts in the business world in the US and around the world, and as we talk to them they continually and increasingly express concern about trade ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... back then was that Australia doesn't need a bond market no longer, it doesn't need to borrow money from the rest of the world) - when the surplus, equivalent to 1.7% of GDP in 2008 quickly flipped into a 2.1% deficit the following year due to the global ...

Future Fund continues progress yet challenges lay ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... near-term, although the longer-term outlook remains challenging. Interest rates globally are poised to begin rising as the world works through surplus capacity," Costello said. "Looking forward, the board remains alert to a range of uncertainties and ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... Trump knows - problem is, China's Supremo isn't blinking. To be sure, the prospect of an escalating trade war between the world's number-one and number-two biggest economies in the world is enough to get many investors quivering in their socks. Add volatility ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... and developing economies (EMDEs) thanks to a rebound in commodity exporters," the report said. The IMF's "World Economic Outlook Update" (released in January) was even better, projecting world output growth of 3.9% in 2018 and 2019 - revised from its ...

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Garry Wyatt, the co-founder and chief executive of Insync Funds Management, has sadly passed away.

NRF appoints inaugural chief investment officer

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First Bitcoin ETF to launch this week on ASX

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VanEck will make history this week as the first investment manager to launch a Bitcoin ETF on the ASX.

More Aussies anticipate renting in retirement: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |   12:47PM
An increasing number of Australians expect to be paying off a mortgage or forced to rent in retirement, according to the latest Vanguard How Australia Retires survey.

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