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Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... growth, a tight/tightening labour market but modest growth in wages and inflation. To quote former US Defence Secretary Donald Henry Rumsfeld, "these are known knowns." Aside from the reference to the disruptions caused by the hurricanes, the October ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
Love him or loathe him, Donald Trump remains the stuff of headlines going into and since he won the 8 November 2016 US presidential election. Reports abound about Trump versus Kim, Trump versus NATO, Trump versus the NFL, Trump versus Alec Baldwin and ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... "forward guide" anybody what the end game would be with regards to the US-North Korean tensions - perhaps not even Kim and Donald - but as far forward monetary policy directions are concerned, the central banks have got us sorted.

Markets are stronger than Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... Gold Coast, Hobson said it's dangerous to attempt to orient one's investment decisions around political ephemera - citing Donald Trump and North Korean hostilities as examples. "Your ultimate question should be around what's going on with individual ...

Republican Party-themed ETF launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... Responsible Investing' products. It will list under ticker code 'MAGA', which incidentally is an acronym for President Donald Trump's slogan 'make America great again' used during his 2016 presidential campaign. (The Republican Party is commonly referred ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... poker. Who will be the first to blink and fold? From what we already know of each players' character and temperament neither Donald nor Jong-un would back down. Financial markets are correct to be worried. The VIX index - the "fear gauge" - jumped by ...

Clime acquires equities boutique for $3.6m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... deeper and broader research capability. The extended product list will be of immense interest to CBG clients." Clime chair Donald McLay added: "This is the second in a number of positive announcements we expect to make as the strategies outlined at last ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... crisis' 706 in February 2012 - the BDI climbed to 859 overnight. The one major risk to the continued improvement in trade is Donald Trump and his "America First" policy. One that Trump reminded the world once more last night when he revealed his thoughts ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... pre-Trump, was a Chinese-driven reflation," he said. Adams also argued that the growth "spike" that occurred following Donald Trump's election was more "narrative than fact." He added: "There have been very few actual changes in macros. Growth is better ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... investors worldwide, according to BNY Mellon research. The 2017 BNY Mellon Investment Management Alternatives Outlook noted Donald Trump's pledge US$1 trillion to a US infrastructure overhaul has driven up investment appetite for the asset class. "In ...