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Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... like "trade war" and "closed borders". Those extra workers America needs but couldn't fill can be sub-contracted to Mexico or China - easing domestic inflation pressures that, in turn, will keep the US Federal Reserve at bay. I bet Trump's already ...

EM investors seek China alternative amid trade war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... said, adding investors are increasingly turning to Latin America. Mulligan said the Pacific Alliance, which comprises Peru, Mexico, Columbia and Chile, provide a risk-adjusted performance better than emerging markets in Asia over the medium to long-term. ...

Chief economist update: When QE turns to QT

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... against China then, announcing another set of tariffs on US$200bn worth of Chinese goods (effective 24 September) and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed on 1 October. Perhaps it's the combination of all these negative factors that's ...

Chi-x opens up access to tech darling Apple

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... gain access to US listed shares." Deutsche developed transferable custody receipts in 1995, offering them in Argentina, Mexico and most recently Chile. Deutsche Bank sets up the security's structure and acts as depositary bank, pays the dividends to ...

Chief economist update: Keep one eye open on the housing market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... AFL Grand Final holiday on September 28, Labour Day on October 1 - or maybe it's been out-headlined by news of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). But the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) met as usual on the first Tuesday of the month (except ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... (NAFTA) in his tally of 'wins' after the United States and Canada struck a last minute trade deal (already signed by Mexico) that allows Canada to re-join in the new NAFTA, which henceforth shall be called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). ...

Industry super fund commits to green bonds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... Government Super (LGS), the industry fund for NSW local government employees joined the US state treasuries of California, New Mexico and Rhode Island and the cities of Asheville, San Francisco and King County as founding signatories to the Green Bond ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... Sino-American tit-for-tat is the public face of the trade war but there's also battles being waged against Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) and more recently, Trump has been reported to be setting his crosshairs on Japan (then back to Europe?). America's ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... aluminium in the name of "national security" that begot retaliatory tariffs from China, Canada, Japan, the European Union and Mexico, among others. Australia was exempted. Emerging markets - most of which are heavily reliant on trade - are now bearing ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... measures. These are just the headlined reports of the on-going battle over trade. America's also in a stoush with Canada, Mexico, Japan and the European Union, among others. But latest reports provide indications that Trump might be softening (don't ...