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Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... around a quarter higher than that of the United States, when adjusted for population size." On the other end of the scale, China has shown that draconian restrictions work... and quickly. Its economy is now healing. The facts and the stats bear this ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... taken off (they're cheaper than bricks and mortar stores), why consumers the world over are buying cheap-er "Made in China" products and services, and why western countries have established manufacturing and call centres in countries where wage costs ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... will continue in his role as managing director Australia and New Zealand. Linda Lian will take on a new role as head of China strategy. Isabella Chan will be appointed head of Hong Kong. Shannon Wang will continue as general manager of Legg Mason Investments ...

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 ...