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Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... travel restrictions - the latest of which is Trump's Europe travel ban - cancelation of concerts and events, school, factory and office closures... generally, a general lockdown. Monetary and fiscal authorities have responded: The Reserve Bank of ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... As The Economist writes: "Its manufacturers have also become enmeshed in supply chains of mind-boggling complexity. A factory in Wuhan may provide parts to a firm elsewhere in China, which in turn supplies a factory in Stuttgart, with the final product ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... shows the manufacturing PMI fell to a reading of 48.1 in November - the fourth straight month indicating contraction in factory activity - versus 48.3 in the previous month and expectations for an increase to 49.2. The details of the report show that ...

Trillionaires around the corner: study

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... Next in line after Bezos is Chinese real estate developer Xu Jiayin, who started his career as a technician at a steel factory and now chairs Evergrande Group which has 800 projects in more than 280 cities, according to Forbes. The next two billionaires ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... previous month, it was the second lowest reading since April 2013 and the seventh straight month indicating contraction in factory activity. Forward indicators suggest that the malaise won't end anytime soon. As Markit highlighted: "Production and ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... businesses pass on their higher costs onwards onto Mr. & Mrs. Smith. This, at least for now, isn't happening. Prices at the factory gates remain unchanged at 2.2% in the year to April and import prices have actually fallen by 0.2% in the year to ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... New orders declined for first time since Aug-09 on weaker demand conditions, hesitancy among clients to place orders. Factory input cost growth lowest in nearly two years, citing price competition, excess capacity developing," it said. "Flash Services ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... independent think tank said. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley said: "The financial services industry 'fear factory' encourages Australians to worry unnecessarily about whether they'll have enough money in retirement." "Australians tend to ...

Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... biodiversity, toxic spills and releases, operational waste and water management. Tobacco, alcohol, gambling, adult entertainment, factory faming, child labour, landmines, cluster munitions and nuclear weapons systems will be monitored. Dimensional's ...

FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... built a community of more than 1000 women entrepreneurs through Ladies of York (launched originally from the York Butter Factory), which merged with the Startup Victoria Female Founders committee. In a social media post the departing Szetho said her ...