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Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... standards) - along with monetary and fiscal stimulus measures - have saved the Chinese economy from falling into a technical recession; GDP growth rebounded by 11.5% in the June quarter (3.2% year-on-year), more than offsetting the 10% contraction (minus ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... by the COVID-19 pandemic, she said. "Office space will have to contend with the typical fall-off in leasing from the recession as well as overhang from flexible office providers who had aggressively expanded in the years leading up to the COVID crisis," ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... conditions investors would seek out the best investment opportunities. It's hard to do that when the economy is in recession with a possible depression just around the corner." VanEck director of investment Russel Chesler agrees, arguing all measures ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... of social and business restrictions that's again making its way around the globe could prolong the current global recession, wherein which, an improvement in one country/continent is negated by renewed disaster in another. The uncertainty of it all ...

Chief economist update: The wages of COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... quarter. That's a lotta dinero that would go towards consumer spending that, by extension, should avert a deeper recession. However, more "real" dollars to spend is negated by the renewed consumer pessimism. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index ...

Former Aberdeen duo back with Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... prepared for the potential outcomes." Bishop said now was a great time to start the business, as Australia faces its first recession in 28 years and many corporates face difficulties, perhaps for the first time. COVID has also opened an additional albeit ...

Chief economist update: The V in recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... almost every nation that decided to do so. Central bank and government stimulus measures have prevented an already deep recession from digging deeper which, at the same time, prevented businesses and consumers from drowning. The JP Morgan Global Composite ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... Power said. "It was an issue before the current crisis, and it will be an even bigger problem when we emerge from the recession." Power called on the financial services industry to support women impacted by COVID-19, and help them protect and rebuild ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... warns this cautious behaviour and a lack of spending may cause a negative knock-on effect to the economy and a deeper recession, especially if the government starts to pull back in fiscal support. "Government stimulus has bought some time and helped ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Down, down, prices are down... big time! The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's headline inflation dropped by 1.9% in the June quarter - the largest quarter on quarter decline in the 72-year history that the statistician ...