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Asia is way forward for global economy: DWS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... that is not a sign that it is doing poorly, but rather that growth is spreading out of the developed world into other economies. "We think we have a slowing global economy this year, but it is one that is not going into recession," Taylor said. "So ...

Chief economist update: Turn the beat around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... soon as next week. Why wait I ask. Why not get ahead of the curve? As this space has pointed many, many, many times, economies don't operate in a vacuum. Persistent below-target inflation sets in train a nasty chain of reactions from economic agents. ...

Future Fund returns 14.3% for the year

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... remain," Future Fund chair Peter Costello said in a statement. "Global debt levels and demographic pressures will shape economies and markets over the medium to long term. We maintain our long-held view that prospective returns will be lower than recent ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... intelligence, data analytics, blockchain and the internet of things (IoT) are set to radically transform and disrupt markets and economies. That's according to the latest research from KPMG and the Australian National University, who together, compiled ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... continue to put downward pressure on the already sluggish one to two percent economic growth range in most developed economies. "Global equity markets have performed well YTD, the direct result of a perception in markets that the aforementioned geopolitical ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... reduction in uncertainty, the balance of risks to the outlook is to the downside. Growth in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) is also expected to remain subdued, continuing a decade of disappointing outcomes." World Bank projections show ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... the global economic outlook for 2020, aptly named "Fragile, Handle with Care". Trade tensions, slowing growth in major economies, financial stress in emerging markets, escalating geopolitical tensions and extreme weather events all threaten to tip the ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... this event saw people flock to gold as a hedge," he said. "Worst case scenario, the fiscal risks of the world's economies will increase as they move to finance a new war in the Middle East," Haupt said, making gold a "safe haven" or safe store of ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... that are real estate investment trusts (REITs) and companies listed on the exchanges of the world's major developed economies (ex Australia) that own real estate assets and derive > 70% of their EBITDA from rental income," an announcement read. "REIT ...

Chief economist update: Stock rally heralds 2020 cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... we've witnessed this year offers good tidings to you and your friends in the year 2020. Growth in most developed economies continues to be lackluster; some even still show indications of continued slowing. However, developed equity markets - as measured ...