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The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... be because of the current reversal of government policies - greater fiscal spending from fiscal rectitude - started by Donald Trump that's gaining copycats around the world? Yes, promised or actual increases in fiscal expenditure boost economic growth. ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... Jong-un! Just when the drumbeats of war - the nuclear kind - have recently been withdrawing from the headlines, US president Donald Trump could be starting another, a trade war. Sure, Trump's protectionist' policy remains at the back of everyone's minds ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... On the 29th of March 2017, the British prime minister sent the official letter to the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, "I hereby notify the European Council in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union of the United ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... leads to an even better healthcare plan." - Remarks by President Trump on the Health Care Bill. Yes Virginia, US President Donald Trump learned a lot last week. The unfolding events did, however, strengthen the credibility of the democratic process in ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... will affect economies and financial markets everywhere. Wednesday (or Tuesday night US time), is the day when US President Donald Trump speaks before the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully, will deliver the details of his reflationary policies. ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Estimate 4 for 2016-17. Estimate 1 for 2017-18 is $80,625m. This is 3.9% lower than Estimate 1 for 2016-17." The election of Donald Trump as US president has unarguably changed sentiment in terms of bringing out the "animal spirits" in Uncle Sam country ...

Ironbark launches income solutions suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... two retail products will run alongside other institutional and wholesale solutions. The firm's head of distribution Alex Donald said the partnership is a strong endorsement of its business model. "We're seeing a strong demand for more outcomes-based ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... market's weight (1.7%) relative to total, and the bond market making up 1.3% of the world. Needless to say, US President Donald Trump's trade and exchange rate policies would have a direct bearing on the outlook for Australia's economy and its capital ...

Mexican pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... The Mexican peso dropped from 17.63 peso per US$1 at the beginning of 2016, to 22 pesos a buck on 20 January - the day of Donald Trump's inauguration. It's currently at 20.35 pesos. In order to stem the peso's decline and its flow through into consumer ...

Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
"We will have so much winning if I get elected that you may get bored with winning." (Donald Trump) POTUS appears to be fulfilling another of his campaign promises if the latest stats on the country's international trade are anything to go by. The US ...