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US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021

... according to a leading economist. Capital Group economist Darrell Spence is optimistic that by September 2021, when most Americans receive their vaccinations, the country will emerge from the coronavirus-induced recession. In the meantime, however, the ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021

... December 2020. What is more, is that downward revisions in November and December showed there were less 159,000 less Americans in employment in those two months than previously reported. Moreover, in spite of the January gain, the US economy remains ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021

... domestic divide that four years of Donald Trump's administration incited. In his Inaugural Address, Biden called on Americans to: "...end this uncivil war - red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021

... expand. More so, after Joe Biden becomes the 46th POTUS on January 20. Biden's already announced that he will ask Americans to commit 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president. Announcing more restrictions wouldn't be far ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020

... there is enough coronavirus vaccine doses from Moderna (MRNA-US ) and Pfizer (PFE-US ) to immunize about 20 million Americans during December. Said within 24 hours of emergency use authorization by FDA, vaccine will be moving and distributed according ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020

... to each other again. To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. We are not enemies. We are Americans." Jogging Joe is also cognisant of the challenges before him. "The battle to control the virus. The battle to build prosperity. ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020

... incident is, both in its effects and in the apparent failure of Twitter's internal controls to prevent it." "Millions of Americans who follow notable figures on Twitter believe that the posts they see from those figures are legitimate. In this case ...

Banks brace for major loan losses

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020

... its wealth management offering grew 15%, with US$124 billion in net inflows into liquidity and long-term products, as Americans pivoted to protect their wealth against market volatility. Meantime, despite Citi's net income declining 73% for the quarter ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020

... indicators of the recent slump: a decline in hours worked in Texas-Florida-Arizona; a leveling off in the percentage of Americans who are working; a drop in restaurant reservations on Open Table (particularly in areas with rising infections); a slowdown ...

Chief economist update: Extraordinarily uncertain outlook

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020

... virus in check." "While recent economic data offer some positive signs, we are keeping in mind that more than 20 million Americans have lost their jobs, and that the pain has not been evenly spread. The rise in joblessness has been especially severe ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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