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Geared super funds hit jackpot

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... time corresponding with a correction in financial markets that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2018 following trade tensions between the US and China, and the fourth quarter of last year, which saw a bull run in financial markets," Ross added. "In ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... latest report from the World Bank on the global economic outlook for 2020, aptly named "Fragile, Handle with Care". Trade tensions, slowing growth in major economies, financial stress in emerging markets, escalating geopolitical tensions and extreme ...

Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... optimism over the US economy, backed up by Wall Street's recent rally to new all-time highs. The de-escalation of trade tensions - starting with the phase one deal - should, in time, help support a reversal in the slowing growth momentum in the Chinese ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... economic behemoths are not looking forward to a "phase two deal". Central banks around the world have nominated "trade tensions" as one of the biggest risks to the growth outlook in their respective economies. Easing trade tensions, particularly between ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... Trump's way of proving his genius on his latest call on the Fed to "Lower Rates & Loosen". The escalation of trade tensions is already sending Wall Street on a tailspin, and just like December last year's rout on Wall Street prompted the Fed ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... growth conditions in both the US and China comes despite their on-going trade friction. A lasting de-escalation of trade tensions would have a positive domino effect and lift growth around the world that, in turn, would allow central banks to resume ...

ANZ profits hit by remediation, low rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... factors that have made this a much more challenging year than we're been used to. "So we've seen some of the global trade tensions - that has had an impact. We're seen this trend of much lower interest rates everywhere in the world and now including ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... 3.3% in Q2) dropping by less than imports (down 12.9%) - reinforcing the general sense of uncertainty over Brexit, trade tensions and the slowing global economy. This is hardly surprising given indications of slowing and even fears of a recession in ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... after it cut the fed funds rate by 25 bps to 2.25% at its July FOMC meeting - compounded by Trump's escalation trade tensions with Beijing and the depreciation of the Chinese yuan, raised market anxiety that the current global slowdown would morph ...

Chief economist update: Race to the bottom redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... The wordings may be different, but all three (more or less) gave similar rationales for their policy decisions - trade tensions, global slowdown, relative currency appreciation - all putting downward pressure on their domestic economic growth and inflation. ...