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Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... the scope to currency manipulators. This I learned from The New York Times (NYT) on May 23, headed, 'Trump Administration to Expand Penalties for Currency Manipulators'. The first two paragraphs of the article say it all: "The Trump administration ...

October volatility sours investor outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... has played a hand in driving this pessimism, investors are more concerned about major global issues." The Trump administration (46%) was cited as the major issue investors were concerned about. Tensions between the world's major economies (40%) ...

Chief economist update: The grass is paler on the China side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... US$34 billion of US imports in retaliation to America's imposition of the same amount on July 6. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing tariffs on US$200 billion on imports from China. The latest China manufacturing PMI surveys - which ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... the second quarter. Government spending and investment (G) added 0.37 percentage points to growth as the Trump administration ramps up its defence and infrastructure expenditure. After subtracting 0.02 percentage points in the first quarter, net exports ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil slips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... could lift production by one million bpd to offset supply shortages. On top of these, news that US President Trump administration is thinking of tapping into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the recent announcement that America would consider granting ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... buying more goods and services from abroad that would further increase the US trade deficit, prompting the Trump administration to widen imports subjected to quotas and/or raise tariffs some more. This, in turn, will prompt retaliation from other countries ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... of that other Donald - Donald Rumsfeld - it's a known known. Before he was POTUS, Trump promised that: "A Trump Administration will also ensure that we start using American steel for American infrastructure." Soon after his inauguration he went to work. ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... managers. The stress testing call came as part of several recommendations in US Treasury's third report on the Trump administration's Core Principals for Financial Regulation. US Treasury's belief is that a strong liquidity risk management framework ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... of Labor's Fiduciary Rule. The SEC's position on the issue is continuing despite the broader push by the Trump administration to relax financial regulation. It reinforces speculation that the SEC's new chair will be focused on enhancing protections of ...

AMP Capital makes key infrastructure hire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... AMP Capital and we think the potential for investment is significant. The recent budget announcement by the Trump administration to substantially invest in infrastructure over the next decade is encouraging for us as investors as we look to deploy more ...