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Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... Trump's refusal to concede just adds to overall uncertainty in the US economy in the very near term at least, until Joe Biden assumes office on 20 January 2021.

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... masks and Iowa this week requiring them in certain circumstances." While recent reports note that US president-elect Joe Biden favour targeted measures vis-a-vis a nationwide lockdown, infections and deaths could overwhelm America's hospitals and ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... vaccine test results developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The easing of US presidential election uncertainty, topped by Joe Biden trumping Donald Trump has also helped as it's expected to repair/re-start the Trump-induced damage to international trade ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
"Said the night wind to the little lamb, Do you see what I see?" The letter V is going viral in Australia (pardon the pun). It was most recently seen in the NAB Business Survey for October, underscored by the sharp rebound in business confidence and ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Encouraging test results for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech sent world equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town on the up and up and up. Pfizer and BioNTech are ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
"A whole new world A new fantastic point of view..." -Zayn Malik, Zhavia Ward Former vice-president Joe Biden is now POTUS-elect, breaking the record for the most votes (70 million plus votes and counting) received by a presidential candidate in US ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... America remains on knife-edge as the November 3 US presidential elections show that President Donald Trump and contender Joe Biden still have to secure the 270 electoral votes to claim the Oval Office. The world's anxiously waiting to exhale but ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... official Twitter accounts of many notable people, including former President Barrack Obama and Presidential candidate Joe Biden, were hacked to promote a bitcoin scam to their millions of followers. The tweets were all incredibly similar and read: "I ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... comes as Wall Street's supposed nemesis Bernie Sanders drops out of the Democratic nominee race, leaving a hopeful Joe Biden to face off with US President Donald Trump for the 2020 presidential election later in the year. While on the other side ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... headlines when it warned that it could downgrade the UK's country debt rating. This time no less than US Vice President Joe Biden is pondering a second stimulus. This is backed by Laura Tyson - a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory ...
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