Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 411 - 420 of 1193 results for "Developments"

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... target of 2%, as long as it is necessary for maintaining that target in a stable manner". This, in spite of recent developments: The US Federal Reserve has just cut interest rates a second time just at its 17-18 September FOMC meeting just hours before ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... December. "China also plans to hit another 3,000 American products with tariffs by the end of the year." While the latest developments in Sino-US talks is a source of optimism, like all talks (and optimism) before it, chances are the schedule October ...

Chief economist update: RBA not risking market disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... reducing unemployment and achieve more assured progress towards the inflation target. The Board will continue to monitor developments, including in the labour market, and ease monetary policy further if needed to support sustainable growth in the economy ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... support the euro area expansion, the ongoing build-up of domestic price pressures, and, thus, headline inflation developments over the medium term." This was what European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi told his audience (and the world) at ...

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... according to Factset: "Some factors cited for today's bounceback include oversold conditions, recent positive developments around US and China trade, China's plan to boost income, potential German fiscal policy stimulus, US economic data holding ...

APRA endorses review recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... its role and mandate have increased. "Appropriately, the report notes APRA has not stood still in the face of these developments, but highlights the need to accelerate the necessary changes if APRA is to remain a successful prudential supervisor into ...

Linda Elkins to depart Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... during the company's transition to MySuper products in 2014. This story was updated at 10.30am to reflect new developments.

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... think that's the end of RBA rate cuts, Lowe's statement promised that: "The board will continue to monitor developments in the labour market closely and adjust monetary policy IF needed to support sustainable growth in the economy and the achievement ...

Chief economist update: BOJ Tankan tanking?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... be sure, the survey was taken in the period between May 28 and June 28 of this year - before the reported positive developments in the Trump-Xi meeting. But that doesn't detract from the fact the headline index has sequentially dropped from a 15-year ...

AMP loses mandate to AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... particularly revelations relating to AMP's practices and seemingly systemic misconduct. "The union is, in light of these developments, seriously concerned that our members' retirement savings are being managed by AMP," the letter read. After discussions ...