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Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... Bottom line: Despite world central banks' desire to return policy to normality, they're hamstrung until the coronavirus and its variants becomes history. The reduction in inflationary pressures that this causes gives central banks scope to maintain ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... month. However, the better-than-expected employment report comes alongside concerning news over the resurgence of coronavirus infections in America. Worldometer.com data shows that cases of new infections rose to a six-month high of 131K last week. Anthony ...

Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... declining base of advisers nationally; insufficient resources and infrastructure; and the financial impact of the Coronavirus made the task of continuing impossible." The association said it hopes the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) ...

Victorian government agency hunts for fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... a $100 million per annum shortfall in early-stage capital in Victoria, and this gap has widened as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic," Jasper said. "The Victorian Startup Capital Fund will be a massive boost for the Victorian startup sector ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... 52.0) and services sectors (50.3 from 55.1) slowing. In Japan, the government has succumbed to the increasing rate of coronavirus infections, particularly in Tokyo. It declared a state of emergency for Tokyo until August 22 -- spanning the duration of ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
A new study finds that the coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness about the importance of financial advice and prompted more Australians to engage with their adviser. A study by ASX-listed firm ClearView shows that demand for financial advice is ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... Lagarde's expectation that medium-term inflation will stabilise below the ECB's target. In Japan, cases of coronavirus infections continue to rise, and the government is reportedly going to extend containment measures for another two weeks to ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... quarters of 2020 - taking the annual growth in GDP up to 1.1% and national output above the level it was before the coronavirus struck. Australia's labour market stats indicate that economic growth will continue to progress going forward. Employment ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... estimate of 5.1%) - provides cold comfort to an economy that remains stuck in a rut and continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. The quasi-emergency status declared on Tokyo and six other prefectures hasn't fully run its course (it's ...

Virtual company meetings to stay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... planned for virtual AGMs to be allowed until November 2020 but extended it to March 2020. This was set in Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No. 3) 2020, which expired on March 21. Back in March, ASIC said it was taking a "no ...