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Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... calculations show that this translates to growth of 5.3% per annum over the next 10 years and 8.6% per annum after 23 years. Surprise, surprise... albeit a bit higher, Macquarie's 10- and 23-year forecasts both fall within the realms of their historical ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
As the band 'Chicago' would sing, it would be "baby, what a big surprise, right before my very eyes" if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shifts - up or down - monetary policy settings when it meets today. No rate cut is in the cards this afternoon ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... still a greater probability of the rate being cut than of it being raised in the near term". The extension came as a surprise particularly in light of the Swedish central bank's upping its growth forecast to 2.8% (from 2.5% earlier predicted) this year ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... The world is back at a trade peace... or so it seemed. This time the Trump administration has trained its sights on, surprise of surprises, its ally and next-door neighbour, Canada. Mexico, I could understand or even China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan ...

Technology features driving superannuation product development

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A Rainmaker study of extra benefits and features being offered by super funds in Australia reveals that technology and communication-oriented features are the most active area of product development. Rainmaker noted the results show that funds realise ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... what he likes... and then some. Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang's 6.5% growth target for this year is tracking well (surprise, surprise) - with a buffer to boot - as China's economy growth accelerated in the first three months of 2017. Chinese GDP ...

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Sixty-eight per cent of Gen Xers worry they will be locked out of the property market and for many the prospect is taking an emotional toll, the latest ME Bank study shows. The findings, which come from a study of 1000 "wannabe home owners", shows many ...

Too much ado about Fed reinvesting nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... chemical attack in Syria and nuclear missile testing in North Korea - and doubts over Trump-flation. This came as no surprise for Wall Streeters saw the latest updates on the US economy... and they were good. While both the Markit and ISM surveys of ...

Confidently improving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... Freedom (PVV), indicating the rejection of Trump-like populism in Europe - the resurgence in consumer optimism comes as no surprise. After dropping to a reading of -6.2 in February (from -4.8 in January), the flash estimate of the Directorate General ...

Standard Life marks Australian real estate as top performer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... expected to underperform given high and growing supply, and weakening demand in 2017. "Seoul commercial real estate may surprise this year with stronger growth. The bulk of the city's oversupply has been absorbed and tenant demand may improve because ...