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US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The US is betting that a combination of the stimulus package and COVID-19 vaccinations will lead to full economic recovery by the end of the year, according to a leading economist. Capital Group economist Darrell Spence is optimistic that by September ...

Channel starts US business, taps Mellon chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... will be called Eolas Capital and partner with either US fund managers and ex US fund managers looking to tap into the American market. Eolas will provide partner capital, industry expertise and business platform - similar to Channel's Australian ...

Global investor confidence suffers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... driven by large drops in Europe and Asia, falling by 16.6 points to 78.1 and 17.5 points to 98.2, respectively. The North American ICI also declined, but by a smaller magnitude, falling 2.8 points to 93.3. State Street Associates head of investor behaviour ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... passes and that the Fed continue to maintain loose monetary policy... sans inflation. But to quote the title of the 2003 American romantic comedy film, "something's gotta give"... and that, Virginia, is the US bond market. The yield on 10-year US ...

Morphic co-founder joins hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... a senior investment manager at Drummond Knight. The hedge fund is understood to be invested in assets including North American listed companies, and to employ an investment team of just four. Morphic was a long/short global equities manager with a focus ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Talk about perfect timing. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) disappointing update on the state of employment in America couldn't have come at a more opportune time - the time when fresh president of the US, Joe Biden, is bidding the Congress ...

IFM to acquire energy company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... Infrastructure for $2.9 billion. QIC consortium partner Ullico meanwhile have acquired 100% of Enwave Energy US, the American unit of the group which powers more than 400 buildings across the country. The combined transaction is worth US$4.1 billion. ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... continued strengthening in consumer and business activity through fiscal and monetary policy accommodation should keep the American economy improving through increased consumer spending, rising business revenues and profits that, by extension, generates ...

International investors eye Aussie market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... for preferred investment locations in APAC. "Australian real estate will likely see much stronger interest from North American and European investors this year, with 100% and 83% of North American investors naming Sydney and Melbourne as a top investment ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Joggin' Joe hits the ground running. Not soon after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America, Joe Biden rolled up his sleeves and went to work. Hours after his inauguration, Biden signed 17 executive orders, memorandums ...