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Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
A trade deal between US and China could end the uncertainty but it won't do anything to help the trade deficit, according to Capital Group vice chairman Michael Thawley. The former Australian ambassador to the US spoke at the Financial Standard ...

Global investment firm to restructure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... shareholders," they said. KKR's decision to restructure will allow the firm to take advantage of the recently passed Republican tax reform bill which permanently cut the corporate tax rate to 21%. The timing of KKR's announcement coincides with discussion ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... more than 13,500 employees a bonus and raise the minimum wage of its workforce to $15 an hour after the passage of the Republican tax plan that will cut the bank's corporate tax rate. AT&T said earlier Wednesday that it would pay more than 200,000 U.S. ...

Taxing times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
It's beginning to look a lot like the Grinch will steal Christmas 2017 and investors would be happy just to get the two-front teeth in their hanged stockings. That's the feeling many an investor would get upon the reading the nasty news, exemplified ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... impact on the budget deficit. Bloomberg reports that: "21 of 26 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News after Trump and Republican congressional leaders rolled out their tax plan this week predicted it will widen the budget gap over the next 10 years." ...

Republican Party-themed ETF launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
An ETF that invests in companies greatly supporting the Republican Party is set to launch. The Point Bridge GOP Stock Tracker Index will invest in S&P 500 companies with employees and political action committees or PACs that are "highly supportive of ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... Bonaparte once said. The French made known their disenchantment with the establishment political parties - both the Republican and Socialist parties failed to garner enough support to make it to the first round of the presidential polls - deciding instead ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... the right things to win more business for America - that's what businessmen do. The same way he did to win first, the Republican nomination, and then the presidency. Think I've just given myself away as one of the "closet Trumpeteers".

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... investors might have a bigger worry ahead if US President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his global trade platform. The Republican presidential nominee is heading for the White House after securing the most votes in the key battleground states of North ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... media - mainstream and social. Not the financial markets. Not a few foreign leaders. Not even his own party. Heck, even Republican former president Bush junior didn't vote for Republican candidate Trump. With all these going against Donald, there's no ...