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Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... jump sent 2019's year-to-date return up by 18.7% - it dropped by 24.6% in 2018 - but more importantly, it brought Chinese equities back into a bull market. The Shanghai Composite index is now up 20.2% above its nearest low recorded just a few weeks ...

Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Sydney. "There will be some sort 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 ...

Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
More fund managers are increasing their exposures to Chinese equities thanks to major indices that began offering China A-Shares last year. This is according Zenith's analysis of emerging market fund managers it rated, which increased their average ...

Australia still low on trust barometer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... NGOs: Australians sit in the neutral territory with 56% trusting their NGOs up 8% over previous year Interestingly, the Chinese reported the highest trust of all markets in their government (86% Chinese trust it), business (80%), media (76%) and NGOs ...

Chief economist update: The curse of Japan's consumption tax hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... rising trend. This is a feat in itself, given the on-going uncertainty surrounding the Sino-US trade war and the slowing Chinese economy. Rising Japanese wages indicate continued expansion/recovery. Total average cash earnings growth accelerated to 2% ...

CBA and Alipay to bring in Chinese shoppers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
Commonwealth Bank has started accepting Alipay on its EFTPOS devices in a bid to attract Chinese shoppers who last year spent $10.9 billion in Australia. This makes CBA the first of the big four banks to accept Alipay in Australia, ahead of NAB which ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... Developments such as trade, increased infrastructure investment, increased bond issuance and tax cuts will take longer to impact Chinese consumers and the wider economy. The final factor is the consideration of whether emerging markets are in contagion. ...

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... normal yield curve. "This is especially the case where the largest net buyer of bonds in the last decade has been the Chinese Government, and for a number of reasons that demand is likely to remain subdued," Cole said.

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN." The implication, of course, is that all the good things he said about his weekend talk with Chinese president Xi over the weekend, is not on. This was top of the list on Bloomberg's " Nine Reasons for the Sell-Off in U.S. ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... latest US-China trade war got a stay of execution over the weekend (Trump will hold off from raising the 10% tariff on Chinese exports to 25% on 1 January 2019, provided a comprehensive deal is reached within 90 days) - the growth momentum is slowing. ...