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Hong Kong financial hub status at risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... any further pro-democracy protests and those who advocate for it. Senior officials in the US, including President Donald Trump, have warned that China will risk losing Hong Kong as a financial hub in Asia if the laws are imposed. Currently, Hong Kong ...

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... intent to improve national security in Hong Kong (if it sounds familiar, it is, for this is the same "excuse" US President Trump used when he raised tariffs on steel and aluminium in March 2018). To wit: "We will establish sound legal systems and enforcement ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... However, Nikko Asset Management's chief global strategist John Vail believes investors do not expect US President Donald Trump will make any rash decisions prior to the presidential election. "China also seems willing to accept increased pressure ...

March ASX200 volatility worse than GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
The Australian stock market showed greater intraday volatility in March than it did during the peaks of the Global Financial Crisis, according to new research from Allan Gray. Nine trading days in March showed volatility above 10% for S&P/ASX 200, with ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... toolkit, and that's the one we'll be using." Its biggest fan, of course, is none other than US President Donald Trump, who, only a day before, again took to Twitter, tweeting "as long as other countries are receiving the benefits of Negative ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... reducing consumer spending and decreasing sales and profits. "Happiness equals reality minus expectations"! The Fed and Trump could do more than expected. Everybody happy!

Chief economist update: Labor Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... in March (released on the same day) - the sharpest fall on record - seems like a drop in the bucket. Both the Fed and the Trump administration had been throwing money at the problem so it would go away. Still, the US economy contracted at a 4.8% annualised ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
Aussie passive and active equity strategies have been put to the test, with Morningstar assessing how the country's small and large-cap managers have fared during the highs of 2019 and the lows of 2020. The coronavirus crash has renewed debate on ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... deficit position could benefit from cheaper oil." During a coronavirus taskforce presser overnight, US President Donald Trump said now is the time to be buying oil. "If we can buy it for nothing we are going to take everything we can get," he said. "The ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... down 7.9% from the 2.0% forecast printed only in January," Pan said. Despite this disappointing data, US President Donald Trump remains optimistic, tweeting: "We are having very productive calls with the leaders of every sector of the economy who are ...