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Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... despite the trillions of dollars or euros or yens or pounds, or whatever currency, that are currently flooding planet earth, core inflation measures in advanced economies continue to decelerate. This could be due to the lagged effects of monetary (and ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... target. Latest stats show that Japanese headline CPI inflation remained barely above zero (0.1%) in the year to May while core inflation lingered in deflation (-0.2%) over the same period. Thus, while both the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Abe government ...

Charter Hall invests in logistics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... Hall Prime Industrial Fund (CPIF) and Charter Hall Direct Industrial Fund No.4 (DIF4) for $115 million reflecting a 4.75% core cap rate. The distribution facility has 43,000sqm, of which around 40,000sqm is used for warehouse accommodation with the remaining ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Management Fidante Partners Macquarie Investment Management UBS Asset Management Vanguard Investments AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES - ACTIVE CORE Greencape Broadcap Fund Greencape High Conviction Fund Macquarie Australian Shares Fund Mutual 50 Leaders Australian ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... should help in the BOJ's efforts to bring inflation up to its 2% target. With headline CPI inflation at 0.2% (October) and core inflation at 0.4%, continued yen weakness would push import prices up and, in turn, domestic consumer prices. The optimism ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... fastest rise in consumer prices in seven years - due largely to higher pork prices following the African swine fever outbreak. Core inflation - excluding food and energy -- remained steady at a three-year low of 1.5%.

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... by 0.4% in the month of July and 0.1% in August. While inflation has eased - headline CPI at 1.7% in the year to August; core at 1.5% - it remains closer to target compared with the ECB (0.9%), BOJ (0.3%) and the Fed (1.4% - PCE price index). The weaker ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... challenge is inflation. Headline CPI inflation slowed to 0.3% in the year to August from 0.4% in the previous month. Core CPI inflation eased to 0.5% from 0.6% in July. With virtually stagnant prices and potentially lower ones in the future, consumers ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... inflation has moved further away from the 2% target - annual headline CPI slowed to 0.3% in August (from 0.5% in July) and core CPI weaker at 0.5% from 0.6%. Run, Kuroda, run... and run faster!

Whitehelm launches infrastructure fund locally

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... manager launched an Australian-domiciled version of its global infrastructure fund. Whitehelm Capital's Europe-based Listed Core Infrastructure Fund is now available as an Australian-domiciled investment option for the growing number of local investors ...