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Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
Australian landlords aren't all rejoicing. Yes Virginia, we're all aware this is happening in this land "girt by sea" under pandemic but the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has actually put facts and figures behind this in its September 2020 ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... central bank's new "average inflation targeting strategy" puts average 2020 to 2023 inflation only at 1.7%. Yes, Virginia, the Fed funds rate could remain at near zero beyond 2023. More so, when overlayed with the uncertainty of the forecasts themselves ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... much so that its death sparked a post-pandemic pool party Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park that went viral on August 17. Yes, Virginia, "payback" might not be the right word (or just lost in translation) but we all know what it meant, Mr & Mrs Yong and their ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... comprises of Marshall Bailey (UK, London Stock Exchange Group), Alex Birkin (UK, EY), Robert Bruner (US, University of Virginia), Dan Fasciano (US, BNY Mellon), Margaret Franklin (Canada, CFA Institute chief executive), Punita Kumar-Sinha (India/US ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... sector. Moreover, seven sectors registered an increase in employment during August, the highest number since February". Yes Virginia, the re-opening and easing of restrictions in much of the globe, along with fiscal and monetary support, has helped. ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... sold off in times of heightened uncertainty - and has a high growth beta - only bought in times of global prosperity. So Virginia, how do we explain the rise and rise of the Australian dollar at a time when uncertainty is at its extreme - that even fiscal ...

Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Barber, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, David 'Kochie' Koch, Michael Rowland, Dick Smith, Karl Stefanovic and Virginia Trioli have been identified by ASIC as fake. The fraudulent use of these figures in the marketing of financial products is ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... in Victoria - the country's second largest state that accounts for around a quarter of national output. You too, Virginia, would be exclaiming the hallelujah when you see the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Labour Force' report ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... there is no alternative - with both short and long-term interest rates so very low, and FOMO - fear of missing out. Yes Virginia, the worst of the pandemic may be just a reflection in our rear view mirrors. However, it doesn't mean that it'll ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
G'day inmates! Yes, Virginia, we're practically all inmates now thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that has forced almost every other government to place their citizens under house arrest. Some flaunt these government restriction, others demand ...