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Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... particularly in Tokyo. It declared a state of emergency for Tokyo until August 22 -- spanning the duration of the summer Olympics - to curb the resurgence in infections but effectively banning spectators at the games. In Europe, concerns over the Delta ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... government is reportedly going to extend containment measures for another two weeks to (July 15) - about a week before the Olympics. Latest data suggest that China's economy continues to slow. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... was announced. With only less than three months to go, the extension of emergency restrictions raises doubts over the Olympics. If cancelled or delayed (again), it would remove the benefits -- increased travel and tourism and broadcast rights to events ...

Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... Japan declare a third state of emergency to contain the brewing fourth wave of infections? And what happens to the Tokyo Olympics - cancelled in 2020 and expected to proceed three months and some change from today (23 July 2021)? Although transient ...

Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... predicting an annualised contraction of 1.2% in the March quarter this year. There's also the risk that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - scheduled for July this year - will be cancelled. If so, the cancellation is expected to shave 0.1%-0.3% off Japan's ...

Chief economist update: Japan fails to learn from history (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Perhaps not, given the coronavirus epidemic and the fact that the bulk of the boost from the investment for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has already been spent.

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... the virus remains virulent, the stronger the likelihood that Japan's Olympic hopes will be dashed - the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is set to commence on July 24. A Bank of Japan (BOJ) study, titled Economic Impact of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, proclaimed ...

ETF issuer hires Olympian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... Securities is welcoming Larry Achike to its business development team. The British athlete finished fifth in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and seventh in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won the gold medal in triple jump at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... assumption that fiscal support fades as currently scheduled, private consumption growth moderates, and the boost from 2020 Olympics-related private investment is offset by higher imports and slower projected growth in foreign demand." If so, it would ...

Pilot, surgeon and soccer coach join FPA line up

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... courage, sports journalist Tracey Holmes will deliver her insights having recently returned from reporting at the Rio Olympics. Pilot Richard de Crespingy flew the damaged Qantas aircraft QF32 to safety and will speak to delegates about how to use your ...