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Chief economist update: Thrilla in Osaka

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019

... record high. But the reaction to the deal or no deal talks is more pronounced in China's equity market. The Shanghai composite index soared to a 14-month high of 3,263.12 points in mid-April (an outstanding 34.4% rally from the start of 2019) on ...

Chief economist update: Woe to the world

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019

... index is up 12.8%; the All Ords is up 9.7%; the FTSE-100 is up 7.4%; the Nikkei-225 is up 7.2% and China's Shanghai composite index is up 21.2%. "Bond yields have been falling: US 10-year Treasury bond yield down by 0.09% to 2.59% since the start ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019

... index is up 12.8%; the All Ords is up 9.7%; the FTSE-100 is up 7.4%; the Nikkei-225 is up 7.2% and China's Shanghai composite index is up 21.2%. This makes perfect sense, especially given bond yields have been falling: US 10-year treasury bond yield ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019

... Greenland, plus change. These would provide extra underpinning to the recent bull market in Chinese equities - Shanghai composite index up 20.1% this year to date; CSI 300 index up 24.6%; SSE-A share index up 20.1%. Time to pig out?

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019

... took to send China's stocks soaring and turn its market technically from a bear to a bull. China's Shanghai Composite Index spiked 5.6% yesterday after US President Donald Trump used his fingers to do the talking: "I am pleased to report that ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019

... - where all major world equity markets produced negative returns and are at correction levels (China's Shanghai composite index is in a bear market) and global economic growth momentum peaked in February 2018 and has since then, slowed sharply. The ...

Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018

... my calculations of the world's major equity markets' fall from grace. It shows that, apart from the Shanghai Composite index, all fit the technical definition of a "correction" - at least a 10% fall from the nearest high - but not (yet?) in a ...

Chief economist update: If you can't beat Trump, copy Trump

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018

The Shanghai composite index surged by 4.1% at the end of yesterday's trading activity in China. This is the biggest single day gained since 2 March 2016 (4.3%) and followed the 2.5% jump in the index last Friday. This is to be expected given that ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018

... dollar this year to date and its foreign exchange reserves have dwindled by 2.4% over the same period. The Shanghai composite index is now in a bear market, down 22.9% since the start of 2018 (and that includes the 2.6% jump recorded by the index last ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018

... appears to be the foreboding flashing on investors' dashboards following yesterday's 3.7% drubbing in the Shanghai composite index and the 0.5% depreciation in the Chinese yuan CNY6.9136 versus the greenback. At any other given day, investors ...

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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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