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Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
Japan's latest trade stat indicates that the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) optimism, noted in its March monetary policy statement that, "Exports are expected to follow a moderate increasing trend on the back of an improvement in overseas economies" is perhaps ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Australia's finance sector ranks second among its Asia-Pacific peers when it comes to digital transformation, according to State Street research. The Asia-Pacific portion of State Street's global survey of 2000 investors and 500 investment providers ...

Vehicle sales hit the roadblock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) reported that total vehicle sales grew by a mere 0.2% in the year to January - the slowest since February last year. This compares with annual growth rates of 9.5% in December and 16.6 in November. ...

Russell appoints senior analyst

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Global asset manager Russell Investments appointed former BT Financial Group senior investment analyst Jane Williams to its global research team. Williams, who spent seven years with BTFG, joined Russell in January as a senior manager research analyst ...

India looking good in Trump's world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The prospect of increased foreign investment places India in a strong position to profit from economic reforms expected throughout 2017, according to an Indian investment specialist. Specialist India-focused investment house India Avenue Investment ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
If you want to understand the US and global economies and where they're going, you've got to think outside the box because sometimes the most obvious realities are the hardest to see. That was the key message from Principal Global Investors' chief global ...

Tax breaks drive China car sales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
China's tax break on small vehicles -- halving the 10% purchase tax on vehicles with 1.6-liter engines or smaller - is having the same impact as the US' 'cash for clunkers' programme back in July 2009, it's sending car purchases in a frenzy. Data released ...

Trump to boost Aussie commodities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
The squashed Australian commodity sector is expected to receive salvation from President-elect Trump come the New Year. That is a key takeout of State Street Global Advisors' latest report, 'After a Year of Unthinkables', which highlights the opportunities ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
At long last - after 12 long months of toing and froing speculations - it came to pass. The stars aligned enabling Janet to move nearer from turning almost a decade of abnormal monetary policy into normal. Two days less of a full year, the Fed followed ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
"This is the moment; this is the day When I send all my doubts and demons on their way. Every endeavor I have made ever Is coming into play, is here and now today." -Donny Osmond, 'This is the moment" Well, Wednesday (14 December 2016), to be precise ...