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Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... at the time: On his visit to Seoul, the US vice-president warned that: "The era of strategic patience is over. President Trump has made it clear that the patience of the United States and our allies in this region has run out and we want to see change. ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... page 6 of the financial media. This could be because when it comes to China, good news is no news. Except for US president Trump's renewed import tariff threat to China -- because it doesn't "help us" rein in Pyongyang - Beijing's outlook had been generally ...

Fiduciary rule introduced in United States

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... conflicted advice. The rule was slated to come into effect on 10 April but was deferred by an executive order from President Trump out of fear it would harm investors' ability to access financial advice. Though they will still be able to earn commissions ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... Wong arguing that investors will continue to push for climate reform regardless of Trump's decision. "Despite President Trump's controversial withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, we believe investors and companies will continue to make strides to address ...

Trump versus Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... confrontation. On his visit to Seoul, US vice-president Mike Pence warned that, "The era of strategic patience is over. President Trump has made it clear that the patience of the United States and our allies in this region has run out and we want to ...

Damned if they do, damned if they don't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... WTI oil's lower by 5.9% -- with both dropping below the US$50.00 psychological level roundabout the time of US president Trump's failure to get Obamacare repealed/replaced. In its "World Economic Outlook Update" report released in January this year ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... and less anticipating falls in income - 7.0 % from 8.1%. Underwriting this booming confidence is, of course, US President Trump's promised reflationary policies - mainly tax cuts and fiscal spending on infrastructure (and the Wall?) -- and the US Federal ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... in the end, I think it's going to be an experience that leads to an even better healthcare plan." - Remarks by President Trump on the Health Care Bill. Yes Virginia, US President Donald Trump learned a lot last week. The unfolding events did, however ...

Doubting the benefit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... current expectations du jour - inevitable Fed rate hike on the 15th of March (and how many more thereafter) and US president Trump's reflationary policies (would they be passed in full, scaled down, or abandoned) are recent developments in China - the ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... points; the Nasdaq at 5,904.03 points and the Russell 2000 at 1,413.64 points - on 1 March 2017. This was the day US president Trump addressed the joint session of Congress that was speculated to trigger sell orders if he doesn't spell out the details ...