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Chief economist update: The cheaper alternative

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... monetary authorities here (and elsewhere) are trying to mitigate the fallout on the functioning of the general economic activity. Just like the UK, Australian economic activity will slow as shown by the latest UK Markit/CIPS figures - composite PMI down ...

COVID-19 to hasten merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... for some funds. The unlisted assets will likely fall in value too, though the extent will depend on levels of economic activity," Rice Warner said. "As the annual valuations of airports, toll raids and conference centres are made they will be reduced ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... superannuation for the next two financial years if they have lost a job or 20% of their income, as COVID-19 knocks down economic activity. The Treasury estimates it will cost about $27 billion or 1% of the superannuation system's total assets. To ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... measures - what other fiscal and money authorities are implementing now. While it didn't prevent Chinese economic activity indicators from contracting (big time): Industrial production dropped by 13.5% (year-on-year) in the January-February period ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... central banks the world over as they try to calm nerves and get ahead of the coronavirus that's paralysed economic activity. Fiscal and monetary authorities are splashing cash, printing money and throwing everything at their disposal to try to prevent ...

RBA pulls QE trigger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... restricting movements within countries and within cities," Lowe said. "The result has been major disruptions to economic activity across the world. This is likely to remain the case for some time yet as efforts continue to contain the virus." The cautionary ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... domestic earnings (substitution effect) and improve company earnings via its translation effects. But with world economic activity frozen, international earnings are down. With Australia nearing complete lockdown, there'll be no domestic earnings ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... fame) immortal cry comes back to haunt: "We're doomed, we'll never make it!" And for good reason. With economic activity frozen in most parts of the globe, a worldwide recession is at hand. The latest economic stats from China - ground zero - ...

Former ANZ Wealth investment chief exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... Rider served as head of investment strategy, Australia at UBS Global Asset Management and is a former head of economic activity and forecasting at the Reserve Bank of Australia, having served 10 years at the central bank. The job cuts were revealed last ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... effects of the coronavirus outbreak. The Fed said "the coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States," as it cut interest rates to essentially zero. The move comes after a weekend ...