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Chief economist update: Winter of Europe's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... second wave to Europe has returned. So much so that governments are re-imposing restrictions. As per Factset: "German Chancellor Merkel said it will restrict the size of gatherings and fine people who flout rules but indicated there would be no national ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... this is it. The gains made in containing COVID-19 infections are wasted. Not only that, it's gonna cost more. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has been forced to top up his "A Plan for Jobs" package announced in early July with the unveiling ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... asset purchases to £745 billion - and declared that it stands ready to take further actions if necessary. In turn, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a package of measures to support the labour market. Australia is a luckier country ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... quarantine. Leaders have so far refrained from harsher mitigation measures seen at the start of the outbreak. German Chancellor Merkel this week called on Europe to act with coordination to take targeted measures. Her stance was echoed by French President ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... purchases to £745 billion - and declared that it stands ready to take further actions if necessary. More recently, the chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a package of measures to support the labour market. "A Plan for Jobs" contained ...

Business leaders recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... qualifications. Philanthropist Naomi Milgrom and chair of Future Generation Global Investment Company and University of Sydney chancellor Belinda Hutchinson were both named companions of the Order of Australia. Former CareSuper chair and current Sunsuper ...

UniSuper stares down job crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... shortfall of up to $200 million and voluntary redundancies and Deakin University also flagged deep cuts. Deakin vice chancellor Iain Martin told staff that the university could not sign a job protections framework agreement because the impact of the ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... co-chair of the Australian Government Advisory Board on technology and healthcare competitiveness. She has served as the chancellor of the University of Queensland, and has a bachelor of medicine, an honorary doctor of business from the University of ...

World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his government's £330 billion package to support businesses. British Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government will do "whatever it takes" to offset the economic impact caused by the virus, with Johnson ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... basis points to 1.25%. The Bank of England (BOE) also slashed interest rates by 50 bps to 0.25%, and on top of that the Chancellor to the Exchequer announced emergency spending measures and infrastructure investment worth at least £30 billion (US$58.4 ...