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Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... industry), with large disruptions to global supply chains. Growth in systemic economies such as the euro area and China may surprise on the downside, and the risks surrounding Brexit remain heightened. A deterioration in market sentiment could rapidly ...

Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Early New Year predictions the Australian dollar would depreciate by the end of 2019 have been given a boost by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) 'World Economic Outlook, April' report where it shaved its world GDP growth forecast ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... "exports have shown some weakness recently" and are "projected to show some weakness for the time being." This is hardly a surprise given the yen's persistent strength that's compounded by the global growth slowdown. The yen has depreciated by ...

Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... industry), with large disruptions to global supply chains. Growth in systemic economies such as the euro area and China may surprise on the downside, and the risks surrounding Brexit remain heightened. A deterioration in market sentiment could rapidly ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property price falls become self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
"It's in a delicate situation. In terms of general direction, we're not surprised [prices have fallen]... That said, [the] downturn has been a bit bigger." These were the Australian Financial Review's (AFR) quotable quotes from its exclusive ...

Australian subscription firms outperform ASX growth index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
A new report on the subscription economy has revealed Australian subscription companies grew revenues 10 times the rate of the ASX sales-per-share index. The report by Zoura found that over a seven year period, from 2012 to 2018, the companies featured ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... "exports have shown some weakness recently" and are "projected to show some weakness for the time being". This is hardly a surprise given the yen's persistent strength that's compounded by the global growth slowdown. The yen has depreciated by ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... 180-degree turn from doom to boom is to be expected. The same way the equity markets' rally this year to date comes as no surprise. The S&P 500 index is up 12.6% this year to date; the Stoxx-50 index is up 12.8%; the All Ords is up 9.7%; the FTSE-100 ...

Reforming bank culture rests on regulators: Silk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The chief executive of Australia's largest superannuation fund is pinning his hopes on the regulators to transform the culture of the big banks and retail sector. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk says he's doubtful that the organisations called ...

Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... for retirement, she said. "This essentially equates to less choice for older women." In many ways, it's therefore no surprise that older women are "sadly the fastest growing demographic" among the homeless population in Australia. According to Homelessness ...