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Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018

... scribble, it did nothing but then it's more accurate to say that the BOE reacted to changed developments in the UK economy. UK GDP growth slowed to an annual rate of 1.2% in the March quarter from 1.4% in the year to the December 2017 quarter. This ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017

... and 0.8% less since the start of the year. The pound's sharp depreciation combined with strengthening momentum in the UK economy - both of which, puts rising pressure on inflation - prodded BOE governor Mark Carney to remark: "Some removal of monetary ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017

... year to May from 4.2% in April - and by extension, overall household consumption, which accounts for around 66% of the UK economy. A premature rate hike threatens to compound this less positive dynamics. And then, there's Brexit uncertainty.

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017

... election manoeuver further muddying the water. Natixis' chief market strategist David Lafferty said the resiliency of the UK economy is waning, with the impact of slow wage growth, rising inflation and a slump in industrial production and manufacturing ...

No wolf here

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017

... be wolf-whistling instead of crying wolf. Preliminary estimates by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the UK economy remains resilient to the lingering uncertainty that is Brexit. UK GDP expanded by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2016, the ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017

... for Britain." Onya Theresa! Well it's not so hard to see why the lady's got cojones, she's got the upper hand. The UK economy has remained resilient to the challenges of Brexit to this very stay and is on a more solid footing compared with most of its ...

The UK's still OK

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017

Brexit worries aside, the UK economy remains OK. Along with the latest improvement in business and consumer confidence and PMI surveys, industrial and manufacturing output has bounced back. To be sure, market expected industrial and manufacturing rebound ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016

... reminds me of the crisis we had in 2008." And this was before Brexit and all the nasty things it could wreak on the UK economy (and its flow on effect into the rest of Europe). And this was before Trump who was considered a just a joke back then. We ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016

... 0.2% contraction in August. UK GDP Results for the first full quarter since the Brexit vote last June indicate the UK economy's continued resilience to the uncertainty surrounding its decision to leave the EU - or perhaps, because of the BOE's monetary ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016

... capital values also dampened investor activity given the higher all-in transaction costs. Despite the impact on the UK economy, TH Real Estate is not expecting much flow on fall out to hit mainland Europe itself. China's internationalising renmimbi Structural ...

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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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