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Chief economist update: The art of the deal in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... Trump's "The Art of the Deal" in real-time, live and in action? Ever since Trump declared a trade war with China in late March this year, there have been actual implementations, threats, some concessions and now it's good cop bad cop. Bad cop ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... per the Privacy Act 1988 - in that Facebook users' personal information was improperly shared with a third party. In late March, Facebook became embroiled in multiple lawsuits when it was found to have exposed raw data on 50 million users to political ...

Aussie funds to access Asian markets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... (ARFP) bill that will open up Asian markets for Australian financial services companies. The legislation was tabled in late March. Wealth management industry data manager APIR Systems welcomed the development. "The ARFP is an opportunity for Australian ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... 22,823.26 points, the Nikkei-225 index has already climbed by 10.7% from this year's low of 20,617.86 points recorded in late March, supported by the 4.7% depreciation in the yen to ¥110.16/US1 from ¥104.93/US1 over the same period. While the strengthening ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... Probably just above "US70c" but still a significant depreciation (9.5%) from this year's high of US$0.7733 recorded in late March. The rationales were rational enough: Australian bond's shrinking yield premium over US Treasuries - from a peak of 42 basis ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) - especially after its tighter home lending regulations announced in late March -- wouldn't be pleased with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report that total dwelling approvals increased by ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... points. The Stoxx Europe 600, which tracks a basket of companies from across Europe, closed at its lowest point since late March. The euro climbed to $1.3409 from $1.3363 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed, after US President ...

New funds on Emerald Wrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... investing in ethical securities, it's just another option for clients," said Dalton. The Emerald Wrap was launched late March 2012 by The Emerald Club, with a desire to make responsible investing more attractive to Australians. The platform has received ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... resurgence of shipments of iron ore to China "became clear in mid-September when 29 vessels--the largest weekly volume since late March--were chartered to haul iron ore to China, double the previous week and 13 more than the preceding four-week average". ...

Schroders restores Aus equities team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... new appointments, David Heard and Ray David, were made in response to Kent Jensen and Alex Mears leaving the firm in late March, reportedly to pursue other interests. Heard, formerly a director and senior research analyst for Australian energy stocks ...