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The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... "We do not expect to meet the revenue guidance we provided for the March quarter." Apple pointed to a slowdown at manufacturing sites for the downgrade, leading to iPhone supply shortages globally, which in turn, "will temporarily affect revenues worldwide". ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... significant loosening of monetary policy by many central banks over the past year. Global business confidence and other manufacturing indicators have generally picked up. Domestically, near-term uncertainties facing businesses and households have receded. ...

AustralianSuper adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
AustralianSuper has appointed a new board director from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The nation's largest superannuation fund has welcomed Glenn Thompson to its board. He replaces Paul Bastian who joined the board in 2013. Thompson ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... board director at ANZ and former TCorp director, was recognised for her distinguished service to the financial and manufacturing sectors. James Gorman, chief executive and chair of Morgan Stanley was acknowledged for his service to the finance and banking ...

Light on horizon for global economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... positive sentiment, the IMF said: "On the positive side, market sentiment has been boosted by tentative signs that manufacturing activity and global trade are bottoming out, a broad-based shift toward accommodative monetary policy, intermittent favorable ...

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... reading of 52.6 in December from November's 21-month high reading of 53.2 due to a slower rate of expansion in the manufacturing and services sectors over the month. The manufacturing PMI slowed to 51.5 in December from51.8 in November marking the ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... orders for US agricultural products; US$40 billion to $50 billion in additional US services, US$75 billion more in manufacturing goods, and US$50 billion more worth of energy supplies, according to Trump. This is in exchange for America suspending its ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... increase in the value-added tax (VAT) in October last year. The economy is also suffering from acute weakness in manufacturing and exports, particularly those to China, alongside declining consumer confidence." "In response, the government is providing ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... contribute (through proactive investment in third world countries). He also suggested that fossil fuels and plastics manufacturing will continue to be social and environmental issues in the near future, and thus, people may choose to exclude these assets ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone negative rates a failure?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... its highest reading since February 2011 According to IHS/Markit (at the time): "The upturn continued to be led by manufacturing, where the headline Eurozone PMI rose to its highest since the series began in June 1997. Faster manufacturing output growth ...