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Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... equity market's weight (1.7%) relative to total, and the bond market making up 1.3% of the world. Needless to say, US President Donald Trump's trade and exchange rate policies would have a direct bearing on the outlook for Australia's economy and its ...

Mexican pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... my bones but words will never hurt me". But not for Mexico, it appears, especially when the words come from POTUS. US President Trump's rhetoric about "building a wall along the US-Mexican border"...and making Mexico pay for that wall is hurting the ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... the "bad" ones are worrying, to say the least. "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." Is current US President Donald Trump repeating then US President Herbert Hoover's mistake, circa the "Great Depression" of the 1930s? According to ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index continues to run of rising optimism in the United States following Trump's triumph at the November 2016 US presidential polls. The index - designed by the Investor's Business Daily (IBD) and TechnoMetrica Institute ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... investors' in 2017 is how the US economy will shape up under the direction of the incoming administration. While US President-elect Trump's policy agenda is still evolving to 'make America great again' he has publicly advocated for increased infrastructure ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... yen's strength against the US dollar has weakened to 8.5% (year-to-date) from 16.7% the week before Trump became US president-elect. Still, given the uncertainty and volatility that is Trump, we won't know for sure where his flip-flopping pronouncements ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... his outrageous sexist and racist and xenophobic remarks - Trump was trying to sabotage citizen Trump from becoming US President Trump. But like him or loath him, the world has to deal with now President-elect and soon President Trump, including Australia. ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Be careful what you wish for... No Virginia, except for Putin, the majority of world leaders didn't wish for Trump. So far away from Good Friday, they would have crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Beyond the initial market sell-off, investors might have a bigger worry ahead if US President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his global trade platform. The Republican presidential nominee is heading for the White House after securing the most votes ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
There is no shortage of commentary on the likely impact of a Clinton or Trump victory on global markets. Ahead of the election results announcement, Financial Standard selects some of the most quotable quotes and the latest insights affecting Australian ...