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Chief economist update: Tweeting Trump versus totalitarian Xi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... someday." What more, now that Trump's facing re-election for a second term at the same time predictions that a US recession is coming are multiplying. If only Trump had the "dictatorial" and "unquestioned" powers of Xi. @realDonaldTrump's latest ...

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
The United States will be in recession a year or so from now. There I called it! But at the same time, I'm hoping that I'm wrong. US recession fears - resulting from the negative spread between the yield on 10-year and two-year US Treasuries ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
A recession is coming! Worries over a global recession are everywhere! Financial market investors are seeking safety - exiting equity markets and queuing to purchase longer-term bonds (despite their low, and in some, negative yields); the US dollar ...

Chief economist update: Greater than the Great Recession of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... August 14). Perhaps I'm turning into a Dr. Doom but, if the current global economic dynamics persist, the Great Recession of 2008 would be "Happy Days" in comparison. You don't believe me, Virginia? Just look at the 10-year bond yield offerings ...

Chief economist update: Global easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... (targeted longer-term refinancing operations) in September this year. But this was before the advent of fears over a German recession and the latest political uncertainty in Italy where the ruling party faces a no-confidence vote. The Bank of England ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... tensions and the slowing global economy. This is hardly surprising given indications of slowing and even fears of a recession in the US - which accounts for 19% of total exports - and the European Union - which purchases 45.6% of the UK's total shipments. ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... and the depreciation of the Chinese yuan, raised market anxiety that the current global slowdown would morph into a recession. This is underscored by the deepening inversion in the US yield curve, presaging a US recession in 12-18 months' time. The ...

Aussie income fund added to platforms

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... infrastructure companies RARE invests in provide more predictable cash flows, even during periods of market slowdown or recession". The fund's current holdings are diversified across regions and infrastructure sectors with electricity the largest single ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... in the late 1990s when it dropped from more than US$0.80 to below US$0.60. It deflected the fallout from the 2001 US recession and September 11 by depreciating from US$0.65 to below US$0.50. It cushioned the domestic economy during the global financial ...

Chief economist update: The turn in Australia's cycle from vicious to virtuous

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... especially given the downdraft from slowing global growth momentum (led by the inverted US yield curve's signalling a recession in America) and lingering uncertainties - wars (trade, currencies, tech, nuclear), the still unresolved issue of Brexit ...