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Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... Australian consumer has no choice but to cut back on spending..." Add to this the increased volatility on Wall Street and Trump's foray into protectionism and it won't be hard to contemplate that the "no RBA rate hike this year" calls could turn into ...

Good Super partners for Dump Trump investment option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... is partnering with a US-based investment adviser to launch a suite of new investment options for members, including "Dump Trump" and "Boycott Adani." OpenInvest will provide advisory services for the new options, which Good Super said will enable members ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... Street, the prospect of a greater than three Fed rate hikes this year and the prospect of a global trade war sparked by Trump's 25/10 tariff threat is Russia's improving fortunes. To be sure, the numerous sanctions imposed on Moscow by "the West" starting ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... going to be dollar positive because I think that one of the reasons rates are going up is because there's concern about Trump's fiscal responsibility - the US will have to make itself pretty attractive internationally to attract the foreign financing ...

Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
OneVue is gaining traction among financial advisers, with its functionality trumping that of Colonial First State's FirstWrap, according to the latest platforms analysis from Investment Trends. Of the 19 full-function platforms studied, OneVue re-entered ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... them. Whatever the indicators indicate and the central banks decide on would be null and void should US President Donald Trump make good on his 25/10 tariff threat (25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminium) this week and there's certain retaliation from ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
"You're going to have protection for the first time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow ...

Robo-adviser crashes during Wall Street selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... market cap stocks on the London Stock Exchange) declined 3.15%, but then finished the week up 1.99%. "Similarly, after the Trump victory in November 2016, the futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average indexes fell by over 4%. In both cases ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... expect wages to increase in the months ahead" and it's not hard to pencil in continued wage gains. And oh, there's also Trump's tax cut - which had already prodded several US companies - Walmart, AT&T, Wells Fargo, etc. - to pass some on onto their employees ...

Chief economist update: The spook on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... yields catch up) that, in turn, portends stronger growth for the US economy. And speaking of stronger US economic growth, Trump's tax cuts have not yet have time to flow through into corporate earnings, then investment, then jobs, then wages, then spending. ...