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Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Bill Gross - known as the "king of bonds" - has recently dropped a bombshell, or in this case, a bond sell. The Financial Times reports that: "The Janus Henderson manager said the $2.2bn Global Unconstrained Bond Fund has taken a short position on Treasuries ...

Ho ho hum MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released yesterday. The difference is A$5.8 billion. This is the improvement in the country's budget deficit forecast for 2017-18 - from the expected deficit of A$29.4 billion (1.6% of GDP) in May to A$23.6 billion (1.3% of GDP) ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... little Christmas in 2017 and the next couple of years, the longer term picture is not that jolly. It's because of the deficit the US government would incur as a result. Reports had it that the tax cut would cost the government US$1 trillion versus the ...

What price Brexit certainty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... presage, the country's low unemployment rate (4.3% in the September quarter).... and back to trade. The country's trade deficit narrowed to £2.75bn in September from £3.46bn in the previous month, way below expectations for a £4.60bn, as exports increased ...

China trade deficit with Australia widens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... brother. China buys more from Australia than it sells. The latest report shows the China-Australia trade balance remained in deficit to the tune of US$4.2 billion in October, up from the US$3.1 billion deficit recorded in the same month in 2016. Shipments ...

AFA can contribute to draining the swamp: George

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... ball of rubber bands and while we each try to differentiate ourselves - which is great - we really are in a serious trust deficit now. We can all move a little bit and one or two rubber bands pull away from the ball a little bit - but ping! As soon as ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... the plenary session. Alexis George, chief executive of ANZ Wealth, says the industry is suffering from a serious trust deficit and the only way to restore public trust is for the industry to band together. From spending more on technology to addressing ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... detail and speculations as to whether or not it would be passed by Congress - given its negative impact on the US Budget deficit. Reuters reports that: "The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a Washington-based policy group, estimated on Wednesday ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... dollar rational - synchronised global growth that would boost commodity prices and "a narrowing Australian current account deficit, and an improving Australian economy." Not to mention, easing expectations over the pace of the US Federal Reserve's policy ...

Millennial disengagement dire for economy: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... Engaging millennials by being transparent and using personalised digital means could potentially solve the massive trust deficit with their super - such barriers are not trivial, but neither are they insurmountable, the report said. It may not be realistic ...