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Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
I would have described him as 'super', but I've already used that moniker in reference to former European Central Bank (ECB) president Marion Draghi when he did "whatever it took" to save the splintering of the single currency region from ...

No evidence of fear-driven withdrawals so far: Fiducian

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... it would again. "We have weathered many disruptions over the past 23 years and come out stronger than before and so, we shall continue to work hard as we have done in the past and endeavour to deliver acceptable results for our shareholders," it said ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... in the early 1990s, the 1987 crash, stagflation in the 70s and, of course, the Great Depression of the 1930s - this too shall pass. It's always darkest before dawn and those with cojones of steel will be richly rewarded (as they were after the GFC). ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... over more than 30 years of being active in financial markets tells me that no matter what the short-term outlook, this too shall pass." After being identified in Wuhan, China, three months ago, COVID-19 has now spread to more than 100 countries and territories ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... precedents. For as Rudyard Kipling, in his Barrack-room ballads (1892): "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." Especially not when Trump and Xi are holding a contest on who can pee higher and farther.

Citi names new regional chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... Africa region. Livingstone said Luet will be invaluable as Citi pursues its growth strategy in Australia and New Zealand. "We shall look to Marc to build on the bank's successful client relationships, while ensuring a strong return on capital for all ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... by 13% in 2018) and the peso's up by 1.7% versus the greenback (it depreciated by 5.8% last year). Build it and they shall vote. Duterte's build, build, build program is behind all these. As "BusinessWorld" - a Philippine daily - prints: "The ...

Grandfathered commissions deadline challenging: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... 2021. "Fiducian sees no need to alter its business model or the way it has operated or intends to operate in the future. We shall continue to obey the law, all it stands for and serve our clients to the best of our ability," Singh said. A poll conducted ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... I'm scratching my bald head too. Only 73.6% chance, after the Fed already intimated on several occasions that it will and shall take the federal funds rate higher in the final month of December? Not only this, these odds were tabulated after the ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... 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). The new agreement is expected to be signed by US president Trump, Canadian ...