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Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... hit the nail on the head with its reference to "dollar strength" - it's soared to its highest level in 16 months last night. Goes to show you cast a wide net and you're bound to catch a few fishes. But I digress. Underpinning the US dollar's ...

AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... default option, as it moves from a growth outlook to a more neutral one. Speaking at a members' forum in Sydney last night, AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the end of the economic cycle was "inevitable", classifying it ...

TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... legally compliant and viable. TAL scooped a number of awards at the Strategic Insight Direct Life Insurance Awards last night, taking home the Term Life Award; Funeral Cover Level Premiums Award for the Insuranceline Final Expenses Plan; the Innovation ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... ranting then. But Trump's recent outburst has been straight away vindicated by the US inflation report released last night. America's annual headline inflation rate slowed to 2.3% in September from 2.7% in the previous month. This is lower than ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Wall Street has fallen! Repeat, Wall Street has fallen! The financial headlines made sure that you, I and Irene are spooked even before Halloween - with accompanying rationales at that. Wall Street plunges as investors seek safety - Sky News Sudden ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
Latest data updates indicate that the US economic juggernaut continues to power on. The ISM non-manufacturing index shot up from 58.5 in August to a higher than expected 61.6 in September - its highest level on record. In addition, the ADP private sector ...

AMP Capital divests $440m from tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... securities by a fund manager in Australia, the manager said. At the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York last night, AMP Capital also signed on to the newly-launched Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge. The pledge urges financial services organisations ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... long-term average reading of +6. To be sure, there are other factors keeping domestic businesses from having a good sleep at night - Trump's trade protectionism, an emerging market currency rout, moderating global growth and commodity prices. This ...

Zervides elected president of IPA Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... on initiatives, programs and policies for the benefit of IPA members. "The issues that keep so many accountants awake at night is how to deal with the constant change whilst transforming their businesses to remain viable and profitable," Zervides said. ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... including Australia. One only has to read the Australian Financial Review to conclude that what happened on Wall Street the night before happens in the Australian equity market the day after the night before (at least at the start of local trade). Speaking ...