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Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... inflation. But to quote the title of the 2003 American romantic comedy film, "something's gotta give"... and that, Virginia, is the US bond market. The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds have been on the rise. No need for numbers, the chart below ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... in January 2021 compared with 5.7 million in February 2020. But have no fear (er, celebrate), Joe Biden is here. Yes Virginia, we're back to that familiar refrain borne from the global financial crisis of a decade before - bad news is good news. ...

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... [sic] also said yesterday Fed won't start raising rates until it sees 2% inflation for a year." You guessed right Virginia. The Fed is preventing a repeat of the 2013 "taper tantrum" - that sent bond yields up and equity markets down. The Feds' ...

Super funds boost stake in US toll roads

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... superannuation funds will acquire a 50% stake in the Greater Washington Area Express Lanes, located in between the states of Virginia and Delaware. Transurban, the operator of the toll roads, will retain the remaining 50% interest. The three pension ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... acquired by Future Super Group in 2016. The fund has also appointed former Macquarie Funds Management chief risk officer Virginia Malley as chair of the risk committee. As well as her experience at Macquarie, Malley has environmentally friendly credentials ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
"We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We'll share a dream..." - The Seekers Yes Virginia, we, Australians all, are one in anticipating Christmas to come on October 6 this year - the day when most expect the Reserve ...

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 ...