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The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Donald, there's no chance in hell that he'll beat the highly-qualified, highly-experienced and politically-adept Hillary Clinton. Just ask all those big-time personalities - presidents and celebrities - who endorsed her. Trump's only claim to public ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
There is no shortage of commentary on the likely impact of a Clinton or Trump victory on global markets. Ahead of the election results announcement, Financial Standard selects some of the most quotable quotes and the latest insights affecting Australian ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... "the race that stops a nation" has come and gone, we're only a few sleeps away from the race that could stop the world. Clinton and Trump's race for the White House, that is. Clinton's on track to become Madam President. Trump's gonna make America great ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... a clown's suit. Nobody's laughing now. Not Hillary and perhaps... not even the Republicans. While many dislike Hillary Clinton and her problem with the truth, she, at least, is expected to maintain the status quo (whatever that might be) unlike the unpredictable ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... Rising yields on US 10-year Treasuries? 'twas Murphy's Law - if anything can go wrong, it will - at its best for Mrs. Clinton. Just when it looks like she's just counting the days when she'll sit on the chair her hubby previously occupied, she might ...

Buffett fires back at Trump tax claims

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... returns showing he's never used the tax deduction exploited by the Republican nominee. During the debate with Hillary Clinton, Trump called out the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway in defending his own $916 million loss in 1995 to avoid paying federal ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... dependent on the outcome of the election, with Donald Trump proposing a much more significant fiscal loosening than Hilary Clinton. "The situation will continue to muddle along for a while with yields remaining at current levels. While this means lower ...

RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... to persuade you. He has a better resume - way, way better -- than I do. He was the former adviser to US president Bill Clinton and US president Barack Obama -- yes, not one but two US presidents -- and is also a consultant at PIMCO. Sperling addressed ...

Glass-Steagall Act reintroduced to US Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... equity activities." The Glass-Steagall Act introduced in 1933 during the Great Depression was repealed in 1999 by the Clinton Administration and critics claimed it inadvertently set the scene for the sub-prime and the US financial crisis (USFC). GOP ...

CBA appoints international experts to oversee advice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... group's advisory board Mary Schapiro will also be a part of the panel. Ludwig served under United States President Bill Clinton comptroller of the Currency, the head of the federal agency responsible for supervising the majority of US banking assets. ...