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Chief economist update: Winter of Europe's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020

... estimates show inflation in the Eurozone dropped to -0.3% - the lowest reading since April 2016 - from August's 0.2% deflation. The ECB's closely-watched core inflation measure halved to a record low 0.2% from 0.4%. The re-imposition of restrictions ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020

... band) in the March quarter to minus 0.3% by the end of the June quarter - only the third time Australia has been in deflation. "The previous times were in 1962 and 1997-98," the ABS said. For sure and for certain, you, I and Irene and our uncles love ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020

... kept headline inflation stable at 0.1% in June from May and core inflation to zero from the previous two months' deflation readings of minus 0.2% each. This allowed the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to take a breather, keeping its monetary policy settings ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020

... inflation in the advanced economies would ease from 1.4% in 2019 to between 1.1% (OECD) to 0.3% (IMF) in 2020. For moi, deflation is the greater risk as life returns to normal post-COVID-19. Lingering anxiety over catching the disease, as well as concerns ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020

... Japanese headline CPI inflation remained barely above zero (0.1%) in the year to May while core inflation lingered in deflation (-0.2%) over the same period. Thus, while both the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Abe government are optimistic about the economic ...

US GDP to contract 6.5%: Fed

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020

... indicate confidence in the economic outlook," he said. "Higher long-end yields and steeper curves had reflected abating deflation fears (with some medium-term inflation risk), and confidence that the policy authorities have the economic challenges of ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020

... March); core-core inflation decelerated to 0.2% (from 0.6%); and most notably, core inflation of 0.4% in March turned into deflation of 0.1% in April. Abe's lifting of the state of emergency has had immediate positive effects. The Nikkei-225 index ...

Chief economist update: No cheers as RBA hits inflation target

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020

... are indexed to the CPI would be getting more); and, in macroeconomic sense, the threat of low inflation turning into deflation is no longer. In its report, the ABS report showed that food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed the most to the March ...

Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020

Economic experts are calling on the government to commit to "gargantuan" fiscal stimulus measures, amounting to at least 15-20% of Australia's GDP per year for the next two to three years. Anything less, they argue, will run the risk of a debt-default ...

Multi-asset strategies key in COVID-19 crisis: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020

... designed to provide investment returns for real spending in retirement. "While we expect to see low inflation or even deflation in the next few quarters, once we come out on the other side, the amount of stimulus being put into the system could see it ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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