Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 50 results for "US Election"

Secure your seat at Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... of the 2017 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur says he is certain the US election changed the financial market's consensus narrative. "Before 8 November, the storyline was ultra-low interest rates, deflation ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... markets fall. "You could see this first-hand last Tuesday, when the market fell 5% intra-day, following Donald Trump's US election win, our investors made money." The fund manager is looking to raise up to $110 million from retail investors in Australia ...

How advisers are managing US election concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... meetings and phone calls will be the order of the day for financial advisers as their clients worry about what the US election-driven market turbulence means to them. Fitzpatricks Private Wealth senior financial adviser Leonard Gennusa, said the firm ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... GFC. And if you look at the forecast, we can see inflation going back up to 2% in the US." More Financial Standard US Election coverage: Markets fear Trump effect on global trade How advisers are managing US election concerns The president is a Trump ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... investors' uncertainty in international equity markets and a strong home country bias, particularly in the lead up to the US election outcome this week and with continued speculation about a possible Fed rate hike at the end of the year," VanEck Australia ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Australia NAB business confidence The latest NAB business survey showed business confidence and business conditions declined in October but according to NAB chief economist, Alan Oster, "The recent moderation in some NAB Business Survey indicators is ...

Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... political environment. According to VanEck research, particularly due to the uncertainty surrounding the imminent US election, these investors have driven nearly double the inflows into Australian equity ETPs as compared to their global equity counterparts ...

Uncertain environment fuelling risky investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... reflect this. He also attributed recent slides in the market to sidelined investors waiting to know the outcome of the US election. "There is unlikely to be any respite until after the US election, and even then the RBA is likely to continue its passive ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... election rigging given the level of distrust many Americans feel about Hillary. And then, there's this from abc.net.au: "US Election: Could neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump end up president?" For now, forget the economic surveys and stats and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... developments offshore such as the surprise UK referendum result ('Brexit') and the build -up leading into November's US election". However, the details of the report show that while consumer sentiment on "current conditions" improved (108.2 in September ...