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Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... tightening of social distancing and shutdown restrictions. For those interested, applying the 'Taylor Rule' - "a monetary-policy rule that stipulates how much the central bank should change the nominal interest rate in response to changes in ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... does not contain the prospect of a fall in capital value should interest rates head even lower. The massive amount of monetary and fiscal stimulus implemented around the globe could lead to rising inflation - gold's best friend. All signs appear ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... already playing out in the global economy, and COVID-19 has intensely exacerbated uncertainty," Miller said. "However, monetary policy is exhausted and is no longer an appropriate tool to deal with these challenges. Fiscal policy will need to do the ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... of face masks. Let's see "Karen" try that in China. But I digress. China's cruel policy (along with fiscal and monetary policy stimulus measures) has already produced kind results. It has saved the economy from a technical recession - GDP growth ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... months' deflation readings of minus 0.2% each. This allowed the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to take a breather, keeping its monetary policy settings and asset purchases unchanged at its July 15 meeting while at the same time providing an optimistic outlook ...

No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... government spending may be appropriate in some circumstances. Lowe said those circumstances include when conventional monetary policy has been exhausted, the central bank is falling short of its goals and, crucially, when public debt is high and the ...

Opportunities in EM debt rebound: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... due diligence is required to take advantage of them, Eaton Vance said. "Looking ahead from a macro perspective, easing monetary and fiscal policies from the world's major central banks will likely provide support for the asset class, as will the ...

Aussie equities stage recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... equities rebounded to return 17.4% in the second quarter. The report referenced predictions by both the International Monetary Fund and the OECD around the slow global economic recovery. In Australia the IMF expects GDP to fall by 4.5% this year, a 2.2 ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... posts they see from those figures are legitimate. In this case, that trust appears to have been violated for the personal monetary gain of the hacker." It is not known how many individuals potentially fell for the scam or how much money was sent to the ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a breather in July, keeping its monetary policy settings and asset purchases unchanged, promising that: "For the time being, the Bank will closely monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will not hesitate ...