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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Australia export and import prices Prices are dropping like flies. Following on from the disappointingly weak consumer price inflation report for the March quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest estimates on Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... increased by 5.0% (US$222,700) in the month of March for a year-on-year rise of 5.7%. German producer prices A 9.2% drop in crude oil prices accounted for the 3.1% deflation in German producer prices in the year to March - the fastest rate of decline ...

Commodities slump stalling sovereign wealth growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... According to Preqin premium publications manager Selina Sy, growth has been hampered largely by sovereign wealth funds in oil-producing nations "fulfilling their function by providing for budget deficits in more challenging economic periods." In some ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... pronounced by even stronger yen; even more by threat of yuan depreciation to keep the Chinese economy from landing hard; crude oil will become nearly gratis with prices expected to plunge to around US$20 a barrel causing big time defaults at banks who ...

Ghosts of emerging markets past not worth the risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... quality test," said Bell. "More recently we've seen countries such as Brazil and Russia... we've seen how the impact of lower oil prices has decimated the Russian economy... how corruption in Brazil is rampant. "All the old ghosts of emerging markets ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... burdens rising at the quickest pace in three months and output charge inflation reaching a 16-month high. Falls in commodity and oil prices were offset by the weaker rupee making imported raw materials costlier. This build-up in inflationary pressures ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... year-on-year contraction in the economy. Although the pace of annual decline has eased from a 4.8% rate back in May 2015, cheap oil and Western sanctions will continue to batter Moscow's economic fortunes. Worse, the Bank of Russia has no room to provide ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... policies in the United States and Europe, slowing economic growth around the world, and slumping commodity prices, especially oil. "Accordingly, inflows were lower in 2015 than 2014, and total assets decreased as global markets posted negative returns," ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... according to Mercer." "Australian Ethical avoids coal as an ethical decision, but it also makes financial sense. Coal and oil prices are declining due to structural factors: China is reducing its coal use, Japan is diversifying its energy mix and developed ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... with green lights blinking brightly. Has the global outlook changed that much as the calendar turned to March? To be sure, oil prices are higher, lifting energy companies and the banks that lent to them. Still, if we're watching the data (as most central ...