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Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... from this year's low of 12.10 - recorded immediately after news that the US and China shook hands on a "phase one" trade deal - and the highest since October 2019 - the time when markets fretted over a synchronised global slowdown. Well, if the latest ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
The S&P/ASX 200 Index has broken the 7000 mark following news of Trump and China finally signing a trade deal, but analysts remain wary of the new record high. The Index gained 47 points on Thursday to finish at 7041.8, setting a new record high for ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... In addition, White House reportedly considering tightening restrictions on Huawei." This is because a more lasting trade deal would boost Chinese business confidence which Dr. Zhengsheng Zhong, Director of Macroeconomic Analysis at CEBM Group, nominates ...

Chief economist update: Brexit - the news that was

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... Johnson with a fresh warning over the possibility of the UK crashing out of the bloc "without any arrangements" if a trade deal cannot be done by the end of 2020." Who cares? At least now Brexit uncertainty has been removed (with or without a deal) and ...

China's growth to slow: PIMCO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... believe growth in the emerging market will be in the range of 5-6%, down from the 6.1% originally forecast. "The Phase 1 trade deal, although with only marginal overall tariff rollback, is welcome as a signal of a turning point away from further escalation," ...

Modest but meaningful growth on the horizon: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... established a trough at the turn of the decade. Aviva suggests reasons for the turnaround include the agreement of a Phase 1 trade deal between China and the US and tentative evidence of a gentle rebound in the industrial sector. "Overall, global growth ...

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... could have been a good start to the New Year for financial markets - the US and China are set to sign the "phase one" trade deal agreement on January 15 and Brexit has become less uncertain - marred by renewed war (the real war) tensions between the ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... widely-watched "phase one deal". Here's Factset's report: "...US and China announced details of a "phase 1" trade deal. US will drop plans for new 15-Dec tariffs and cut tariffs on ~$120B in Chinese goods to 7.5% (from 15%) after 30 days of deal ...

China still positive despite unrest

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... a deal goes through or not this year, we see green shoots of growth coming back to emerging markets, but a US-China trade deal will be decisive in shaping the outlook and prolong the recent rally in asset prices."

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... economy. However, given the prevailing sense of uncertainty in the global economy (despite recent optimism over a US-China trade deal and indications of a bottoming in global manufacturing activity) and the persistent weakness in household spending (due ...