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Chief economist update: The tweet that reignited the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods. These payments are partially responsible for our great economic results. The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday. 325 Billion ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Personal tax cuts and the $7.1 billion estimated surplus announced were the main highlights of this year's Budget, Financial Standard 's latest straw poll shows. More than a third or 35% of participants highly favoured the tax cut proposals ...

Government bans superannuation funds treating employers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No 1) Bill 2019 bans trustees from using goods or services to influence employers to nominate the superannuation fund as the default fund. Discounts, allowances, rebates ...

Pinnacle partners with former Blue Sky executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... sector investors." "At RCP, we focus on investments backed by real assets that are critical to the production of essential goods. We continue to see compelling investment opportunities in Australian agriculture and look forward to working with patient ...

Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... worries." "When we asked Australians what specific concerns they had about their finances, most said the rising cost of goods and services and many respondents were also concerned they would not have enough money to be able to retire comfortably. "The ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... another way, indirect taxes make up just 24% of total Government receipts, including the $66 billion raised through the Goods and Services Tax. In comparison, it's worth reminding ourselves that opportunistic initiatives such as the bank levy raised ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... per the National Accounts report, "...exports had a negative contribution of 0.3 percentage points." Although exports of goods and services rose by 0.9% in the December quarter (after a 1.4% fall in the third quarter), imports grew by more - up by 2.7% ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... larger real income to spend but declining inflation expectations could sway then into deferring spending until prices of goods and services cheapen some more. At the end of the day: "The data suggest that the Fed will find it even harder to justify another ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... would be transmitted through trade in as much as Europe's biggest trading partner is Europe. As per the EU, "Trade in goods and services between EU Member States accounts for over two thirds of the overall trade of EU Member States". And here, we ...

Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... of deal - to postpone the tariffs or maybe in some time, to get a lighter agreement on Chinese purchases of agricultural goods, energy and foreign investment rules," Thawley said. "What we also know right now is that any deal will not fix the trade deficit ...