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Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... course. To be able to proceed with the world games in these abnormal times was an achievement in itself. The "thrill of victory". "The agony of defeat". Athletes from around the world are bringing home medals, pride and experiences from the Tokyo Olympics ...

Court says minister has 'duty of care' in coal investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... extension. The judge instead called upon the parties to confer on orders over the future of the proposed project. "This is a victory for young people everywhere. The case was about young people stepping up and demanding more from the adults whose actions ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
Australia's state of Victoria is back in lockdown. So are Victorians' irritation and anger at having their lives and livelihood restricted for the fourth time since the coronavirus began early last year. So are estimates of the cost to the state ...

PNG super fund to evict settlers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund claimed victory over a small community which had settled on land owned by the fund more than two decades ago. Bushwara, a community outside of Port Moresby, was issued eviction notices by Nambawan Super ...

Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... There's TINA and FOMO, I mentioned earlier, and there's also the easing of political uncertainty with Joe Biden's victory (give it up Donald, you can't deal your way into victory this time) and vaccine optimism. They'll surely be ...

Chief economist update: Dow 30 thousand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... up and up, FOMO (fear of missing out) takes hold. Add to these, the easing of political uncertainty and Joe Biden's victory at the November 2020 US presidential elections - although Trump continues to deny it - and lately, the discovery of not one ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... years over the next six months. Since then, the political uncertainty in the US has been removed with Joe Biden's victory against Donald Trump... and by January next year, the volatility that is Trump would be no more. Since then, Victoria has eased ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... Jingle bells, jingle bells... This comes immediately after the easing of US political uncertainty following Joe Biden's victory against Donald Trump in the presidential elections. The latest vaccine development has eased my concern over Biden's ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... base - all unvarnished by a journalist's interpretation," it wrote. There's now hope. President-elect Biden's victory speech offers a reboot for America - a cleansing of the division, misinformation and rogue leadership that has characterised ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
"This day belongs to every single Victorian, every single Victorian who has followed the rules, stayed the course, worked with me and my team, to bring this second wave to an end." This was what state premier Dan Andrews told all Victorians and the ...