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Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... general, is very much related to the fortunes of the oil market. "And where we are with oil at the moment is anyone's guess."

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
Has the world reached peak isolation? The growing clamour to ease/end social restrictions and lockdowns indicates that "inmates" are growing restless. Humans, after all, are social animals. There's only so much online interaction - Facebook, Whatsapp ...

Super funds asked to model early release impact

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... until mid-April, meaning that superannuation funds' modelling of its expected impact will likely be at best, an educated guess. The Australian Taxation Office has been tasked with verifying the requests for early release of superannuation, while ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... Strawman.com founder Andrew Page said the road ahead is still uncertain. "No one knows whether this is the bottom, but if I were to guess I'd say there's more downside ahead," he said. "For example, the ASX fell approximately 50% in the GFC ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... coronavirus. One country after another is closing its borders, limiting, if not entirely preventing, person to person contact. Guess online dating will just have to evolve to online romances, online dinners, online kissing and online divorces. No pain ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... low of 0.50% -- or perhaps two, to 0.25% (which is the RBA's line in the sand). At this point, it's anybody's guess. The negative impact of the drought and the bushfires could be worse than the RBA's modelling... and the coronavirus could ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... depend on how quickly a serum is found and the rate of infection goes into remission. At this point, it's anyone's guess. The longer the virus remains virulent, the stronger the likelihood that Japan's Olympic hopes will be dashed - the 2020 ...

Advisers still unclear on referral rules

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... provisions." Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan told Financial Standard : "I guess the problem is FASEA are not overly clear in how they communicate, and while their position on referral arrangements ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) disappointed no one when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 0.75% after the conclusion of its December 3 meeting. This is perfectly rational: Monetary policy operates with a lag - it takes about ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Financial Standard had been calling for it, central banks have, and now it's the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In its latest bi-annual economic global economic report released this month, the OECD maintained its Australian ...