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Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
"We will have so much winning if I get elected that you may get bored with winning." (Donald Trump) POTUS appears to be fulfilling another of his campaign promises if the latest stats on the country's international trade are anything to go by. The US ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... an Executive Order in September 1930. His argument was that blocking immigration would preserve the jobs and wages of American citizens against competition from low-wage immigrants. Immigration fell to a mere 10 to 15% of the allowable quota of visas ...

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... became the rulers of this nation again....we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American people. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now. We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... years. Around half of the expected investment capital (49%) will come from European investors, with 36.3% from North American investors and 13.8% from investors in the Asia Pacific region. "This picture suggests that, in general, investors will be adopting ...

Fund administrator opens in Cayman Islands

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... licensed with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority with assets of US$5.7 trillion. Chief executive of MainstreamBPO's North American operations, Denise DePaola, will oversee the Cayman Islands' operations as managing director. MainstreamBPO chairman ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index continues to run of rising optimism in the United States following Trump's triumph at the November 2016 US presidential polls. The index - designed by the Investor's Business Daily (IBD) and TechnoMetrica Institute ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Mercer's Alexis Cheang hears plenty of verbal commitment from Australian superannuation funds about the development and implementation of sustainable investment strategies. The continued aspiration is welcome, but Cheang believes proper execution and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
US existing home sales Are American homebuyers front-running the expected increase in the fed funds rate next month? Existing home sales jumped by 2.0% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 5.6 million units in October. This is the highest level ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
I guess it's safe to say that Trump has got all - or nearly most of us - stumped, including Trump. "Donald Trump never actually wanted to be President of the United States", according to documentary filmmaker and author Michael Moore. In hindsight ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... policies. Policies that could enhance or undermine (reverse) what has been a gradual, but steady, improvement in the American economy and by extension, the world. While the latest US non-farm payrolls report showed that employment increased by a less ...