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Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... business activity has returned to (near) normal. Now less wary of getting infected, Chinese consumers are back shopping at shops that are no longer locked down. Still, we are all in this together. China, or any other "cleared" country, cannot afford ...

Chief economist update: Money buys happiness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... across the nation in containing the COVID-19 outbreak" have seen/should see restrictions and border closures reverse allowing shops to re-open and customers to shop. RBA money. The prospect of even cheaper loans adds money into the pockets of businesses ...

Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... gradual lifting of shutdowns and re-opening of businesses - allowing workers to return to work and consumers back in the shops - indicate that the US economy would rebound in the following quarter. However, any improvement would be tempered by deferrals ...

Collapse of REITs spells opportunity: SG Hiscock

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... the economy reopens, Berry said. "Capital markets are opening and functioning, this is not the GFC as feared," he said. "Shops are opening, mobility is improving, and residential enquiry is picking up. "There have been limited transactions in the direct ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... even arrested - but the hordes of panic-buyers and toilet paper hoarders that invaded supermarkets, hardware stores, bottle shops, and businesses selling "work from home" wares may have collectively limited the widely-expected March quarter contraction ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... will be allowed to leave Wuhan, with highways reopened and trains and flights resuming. Since the end of March, businesses, shops and large factories have gradually reopened, with cars and pedestrians now, once again, returning to Wuhan's once-deserted ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... disproportionately impacted. "Retail REITs are most heavily impacted because of social distancing guidelines and their facilities such as shops, cinemas and restaurants are either facing forced closure or a sharp fall in foot traffic, resulting in tenants ...

Chief economist update: The cheaper alternative

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... businesses from spending. We'll all be hesitant to spend and invest no matter how much money is thrown at us. With many shops and businesses shuttered, there'll be little to spend money on anyway. Boris is showing Australia the way. Three weeks ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... containment regulations and monetary and fiscal policy support appears to be working. It's now re-opening its factories and shops for business. So much so, that the Shanghai composite index is now the best-performing stock market in the world (or ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... are among at least 16 to scrap some routes to China. "Makers of products for Chinese consumers have also taken a hit, with shops and entertainment venues across the country closed by quarantine conditions." Australia would be hit by a triple whammy. ...