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The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... Monday, when it fell another 13%; and the next day, Black Tuesday, when it lost 12% more (Wikipedia) and the Great Depression followed." Not to spook but just to remind. Fortunately, the Fed (or one of them) is on the ball. In his essay on "A Balanced ...

SuperFriend welcomes new director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... agendas. SuperFriend chair Damian Hill said Bonny's extensive political acumen and existing network in Government will be of great value to SuperFriend and its board. "In addition to Megan's stakeholder relations expertise, Megan is a change management ...

Exposing the hidden risks of cash

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... investment made in 1882 would be substantially lower than income from dividends. "In fact, even if we had another Great Depression, it would take our current 5.29% dividend yield down to 2.38% - above the current cash rate, which would likely fall to ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... retaliate too. Trade war here we come. And it won't do any nation any good, not least the US of A. The history of the Great Depression had already shown us, in particular the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act - enacted on 17 June 1930 ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... there were "unreasonable sales goals" that prioritised selling products rather than servicing customers drove him to depression and attempt suicide. California-based Colin had to sell between 10 to 20 products per day and open new accounts "by all means ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... repeat it." Is current US President Donald Trump repeating then US President Herbert Hoover's mistake, circa the "Great Depression" of the 1930s? According to the 'Library of Economics and Liberty', "Two other areas that Hoover intervened in aggressively ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... Benefit Trends Study' (EBTS) found Australian employers don't place as much importance on mental health issues like depression (6% employer versus 32% employee) and stress and anxiety (11% employer versus 29% employee) - despite these being key concerns ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis and recession since the Great Depression. It also recognizes the considerable progress that has been made toward restoring jobs, raising incomes, and easing the economic ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... to the Chicken Little headline, "China hurtles towards its own version of the 1929 stock market crash... and Great Depression" (AFR) But nah, China has to slow. It has to or the doom and gloom predicted for this land girt by sea would just be that, "doom ...

Glass-Steagall Act reintroduced to US Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... dealing, and hedge fund and private equity activities." The Glass-Steagall Act introduced in 1933 during the Great Depression was repealed in 1999 by the Clinton Administration and critics claimed it inadvertently set the scene for the sub-prime and ...