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Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

... compromise deal being reached by Rome and Brussels. As they should. A look back at the experience of the Greek Crisis and Grexit talks makes it imperative. More so, because Italy is a bigger economy than Greece. Eurostat figures show that Greece accounts ...

Chief economist update: "Quitaly"

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018

... uncertainty that'll beat the optimism out of every true blue investor. Suddenly the jokes that sprout following Brexit and Grexit is becoming real. This time, it could be "Quitaly". There's also an emerging problem in Spain but, at this point ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017

... to secure the latest €7 billion tranche of bailout funds from its creditors) - but nah, ever since Greece burned the Grexit bridge out of the Eurozone and said they'll stay, the threat of contagion faded away - economic activity in the single currency ...

Confidently improving

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017

... when the index bottomed at -9.7; medium-term when the index hit its nadir at -26.2 back in December 2012 (mainly due to Grexit) and longer-term at -34.5 in March 2009 (GFC). This is consistent with earlier reports showing improving economic fundamentals ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016

... December 2012. Sure there were lots of negative externalities back then - financial markets were volatile on concerns over Grexit, Arab spring, weak global growth and topped by an expensive A$ - but Swan's single-minded commitment to get the budget back ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016

... But hey, just look at what Australia has achieved. The domestic economy continued to grow in the midst of the GFC and 'Grexit', growth accelerated in the first quarter of this year - the period when the financial market was in upheaval and our trading ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016

... November 2008 to a record high US$1,900.30/ounce by September 2011 - thanks to successive QEs, lowered interest rates, Grexit speculations and the European debt crisis, among others. Gold is again surging as central banks try to goose the system with ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015

... now if the Fed lifted? Looking back the Fed made a prudent decision back in June and in September. Back in June it was Grexit and China's stock market collapse. In September, while Grexit went, it was quickly replaced with concerns over slowing China ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015

... "Horror Monday" (22 September) - the day Citi chief economist Willem Buiter (him, who's credited with coining the term "grexit") made the headlines with his fearless forecast that, "... global recession nears, led by China" (AFR) - yes, again reportedly ...

RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015

... measure that eased to a reading of 50 in July from 50.2 in the previous month. But if China's market mayhem - overlaid with Grexit concerns - of the past month didn't spook the RBA into a knee-jerk rate cut protection/insurance, the fresh negative out ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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