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Chief economist update: The rise and fall of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
Crude oil prices rose in the early months of the New Year on the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran after an American drone strike in Iraq on January 3 that killed Qassem Soleimani -- the head of Iran's elite Quds military force. The ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... require some combination of general US dollar weakness, lower interest rates and a spike in inflation expectations - via higher oil prices and/or concerns of a negative spill-over to global growth." Despite this, Eliseo said the case for owning gold ...

Rising tensions to weigh on markets: Moody's

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... would remain highly uncertain for some time should an outright military conflict start." Moody's predicts that restrictions to oil and gas exports will be effected, impacting not only the middle-east region but also the world. "A lasting conflict would ...

Financial Standard Holiday Cooking Guide 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... - 250g 1 cup of frozen peas Half red onion diced 6 Semi-sun dried Tomatoes sliced 2 x 95g can of Sirena tuna in chilli in oil A 200g jar of Barilla pesto sauce with sun-dried tomatoes Olive oil (a drizzle) Method Bring medium pot of salted water to the ...

Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
It may not seem like it, but crude oil prices appear on track to finish 2019 around 30% higher. This year to date, WTI oil has risen by 33.4% to US$60.21 per barrel while the price of Brent oil has rallied by 29.2%. To be sure, new production cuts that ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... the tensions between slowing growth, high corporate debt and deteriorating credit quality." "A persistent upward spike in oil prices, if geopolitical tensions were to strengthen again, would also weaken growth prospects." "On the upside, decisive actions ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... risk disclosures released yesterday. At June end, UniSuper had 12% of its exposures in companies involved in coal, gas and oil. This is up from 18 months ago, when 8% of the fund's exposures were in fossil fuels. The fund has holdings in Woodside Petroleum ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... they can rely on NAB's support beyond 2030, and having no plan in place to manage down exposure to other fossil fuels such as oil and gas, this is far from a responsible approach to minimise climate risk." Market Forces has also identified $1.83 billion ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... interpretation. Ethical Advisers Funds Management recently launched new separately managed accounts which screen out investments in oil, tobacco, weapons, heavy polluters, gambling and coal. Portfolio manager and head of research Luke Price explained ...

Plato hires from Macquarie quant team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... analyst for over six years. Plato head of long/short strategies David Allen said: "In the information age, data is the new oil." "World-class quantitative analysts like Charles are critical to help harness this data and deliver excellent returns for ...