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Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
The difference between Australia and China, my friends, is there are no selfish, stupid "Karens" in China. None that compare to the one in the state of Victoria that has now gone viral, protesting against the mandatory wearing of face masks. Let's ...

Chief economist update: US-China tensions escalate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
Houston, we have a problem. The headlines say it all: "US-China tensions escalate after closure of Houston consulate" - The Guardian "China pledges to retaliate after U.S. orders closure of its consulate in Houston" - Washington Post "U.S. Orders China ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind" -Summer Breeze, Seals and Crofts It was expected. China was first in. It was the first country to be infected by the coronavirus. It was the first one to impose draconian social ...

Growth outplays value: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... markets did not perform as well relative to developed markets for both the quarter and the year as a whole. Frontier said China exposure and industry biases had a major impact on manager performance with those high in tech and e-commerce among the best ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... positively correlates with economic activity (or more accurately, with Chinese economic activity). According to statista.com: "China accumulated a majority of the global iron ore imports in 2019, with a 69.1 percent share of total global imports." Thus ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Australia's way. It's still unsure how Canberra's souring diplomatic and foreign relations with Beijing would play out - China has already advised its citizens not to tour and study in the land down under, in retaliation for the Morrison ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... pandemic doesn't instil optimism. Several US states have either deferred re-opening or reimposed lockdown restrictions. China, Germany, South Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia and more recently, Spain (among others), have re-imposed shutdown measures in ...

Pension fund suffers $235bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... for the fiscal year," Miyazono said. "Both equity markets performed strongly during 2019 even under pressure from the US-China trade negotiations. The global coronavirus pandemic led to investors taking a risk-off stance."

Schroders readies private assets offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... an Australian-domiciled fund of an underlying Luxembourg vehicle that invests in companies across the word, including US, China and India, with a special focus on small to medium sized companies. "It will invest in all businesses in all stages of development ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... above its all-time high recorded in 2007 before climbing to a new peak in February this year. The mood was good: The US and China have reached a trade deal; Brexit's settled; the Fed succeeded in turning the US inverted yield curve - which presaged ...