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Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... Virginia, it looked like that over the past few weeks and into the first days of the Christmas month. The rally in equity markets made it appear that Santa Claus has already come to town - aided by underlying optimism over a US-China "phase one" deal ...

ASIC probes Regal Funds Management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... including the alleged parties and individuals involved. Regal added that as an active participant in Australian equity markets, regulatory scrutiny was expected "from time to time". "Regal's responsibility to its clients is paramount and it takes its ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... ominous expectations into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Moreover, it risks blowing a bubble into the property and equity markets. With no easy way out for the RBA, it's time that the government heeds calls for fiscal policy support and soon.

One in three chance of global recession: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... increasingly concerned about the downside risks, it is cautious about the outlook for risk assets. "While many equity markets are close to their all-time high, we think they are fragile and susceptible to further downside news on growth," Aviva said. ...

Chief economist update: When QE is not QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... or not QE, the Fed's latest move should help steepen the yield curve, weaken the US dollar and support the equity markets as it had done in the past.

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... good news." That phrase, born of the Great Recession of 2008, has become a staple and go to rationale each time equity markets jump on bad news. Bad news! Wall Street dropped - Dow down by 1.9%, S&P 500 down by 1.8%, Nasdaq down by 1.6%, Russell 2000 ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
US president Donald Trump might be thinking that it's a small price to pay - sending the US equity market down - in return for his broader objective of getting China to wave the white flag in this seemingly never-ending trade battle. US benchmark ...

Neuberger Berman launches new fund

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... they were gaining more brand recognition. Australian investors, he said, are concerned about valuations in world equity markets, but recognise global interest rates are very low. They are therefore looking for "an experienced, credible, fixed income ...

Chief economist update: Future path of fed funds rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... Financial Standard declared just three days ago: "Every man and his dog is already positioned for this eventuality." US equity markets closed mixed: Dow +0.13%, S&P 500 +0.03%, Nasdaq -0.11%, Russell 2000 -0.63%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... course, we all know what George W. was on about - "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Most equity markets around the world rebounded following news that the trade talks between the US and China - though it won't be happening ...