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Value of internet search for stock markets revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... importance of access to diverse results and if Google did decide to withdraw, it could have a destabilising impact on the economy." Zheng said restricted searches gave firms opportunities to hide adverse news from the public, preventing potential investors ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... measured inflation has risen, it's largely temporary and that "The ongoing public health crisis continues to weigh on the economy, and risks to the economic outlook remain." "The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... these in its April missive. "...wage and price pressures are subdued and are expected to remain so for some years. The economy is operating with considerable spare capacity and unemployment is still too high. It will take some time to reduce this spare ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... remains difficult for many Canadians, especially low-wage workers, young people and women. As vaccines roll out and the economy reopens, consumption is expected to rebound strongly in the second half of this year and remain robust over the projection." ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... to depress stock market valuations while at the same time devaluing the US Federal Reserve's efforts at guiding the economy out of the pandemic. To be sure, US president Joe Biden's fiscal injections are cause for concern with regards to stoking ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... said Australia's 0.76% effective yield on its bonds on issue is much higher than for comparable countries because the economy has been performing strongly. "Investors have enjoyed superb returns from bonds in recent years, with Australian government ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... below central bank targets". "...wage and price pressures are subdued and are expected to remain so for some years. The economy is operating with considerable spare capacity and unemployment is still too high. It will take some time to reduce this spare ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... companies that can benefit from the rich getting richer and are placed to benefit from servicing the large part of the economy that is getting poorer," Fisher said. An example of this, Fisher explained, was Pengana's holding in US-based chain store Dollar ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... saved." Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's testimony was equally optimistic: "We are meeting at a hopeful moment for the economy"; "we're seeing signs of recovery". The reason he and she are seeing "trees of green, red roses too" is perhaps because ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... policy announcements, including the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and other measures to support the economy in the near term which had not been reflected in the February Report" - amounting to an additional £65 billion this year ...