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Chief economist update: China shares inclusion in MSCI is a blessing and a curse

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018

... the escalation of Sino-Yankee trade tensions and the US dollar appreciation. So much so that by August 1 the Shanghai Composite Index and the SSE A-share index have tumbled into a bear market (technically defined as a 20% drop from the nearest top) and ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018

The Shanghai Composite index's drop into bear market territory may have elicited some negative Trump thoughts, but China's response - through the accompanying depreciation of the yuan may have been "I'm taking you with me." Such is the ugliness ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018

... about the US and China, it appears that the answer is that the immovable object (China) drops. China's Shanghai Composite index dropped to 2844.51 points from this year's peak of 3559.47 - a 20.1% dive that pushed the benchmark index into a technical ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018

... of NAFTA and the Trump-Kim meeting sent equity markets up in the week ended 11 May 2018 - S&P 500 up 2.4%; Shanghai composite up 2.3%; FTSE-100 up 2.1%; German Dax up 1.4%; Nikkei-225 up 1.3%; All Ords up 1.0%. This optimism was replaced with renewed ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018

... is down 3.2% this year to 23 March; the All Ords index is 3.9% lower; the Nikkei-225 index is down 9.4%; the Shanghai composite index has lost 4.7%; the FTSE-100 index has dropped 10% and the Stoxx-50 is 5.9% cheaper. This made sense because as I typed ...

Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018

... appreciation in 2017. Just as expected the rest of the world caught a cold, topped by the 9.6% drop in the Shanghai Composite index that week with the Jakarta Composite index suffering the least, down 1.9%. However, accounting for year-to-date performances ...

No big deal or not yet?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017

... last week. Even the S&P/ASX 200 index closed a mere 0.06% weaker on the 24th of November - the day when the Shanghai composite index fell by 2.3% and the blue chip CSI 300 index plunged by 3.0%. According to CNBC, this is because "Chinese firms have ...

China slows to target

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017

... Not only that, the disappointing set of China growth stats did little to the country's financial markets. The Shanghai Composite index and the yuan/$US exchange rate dipped by 0.4% on the day the data were released (but these could also be due to the ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017

... uncertainty); nor the Nikkei225's 4.4% appreciation (despite its continuing battle with very low inflation); nor the Shanghai composite index's 5.1% increase (despite the PBOC's liquidity tightening and de-leveraging actions). For the explanation, we ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017

... date while the offshore yuan exchange rate has gained 2.4, with both trading at CNY6.80 to US$1. Likewise, the Shanghai composite index has risen by 3.3% since the start of 2017 - relatively a small gain compared with the performance of other equity ...

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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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