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Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... ¥112.63 at the start of 2018. Who needs a cheaper yen anyway? Not with the BOJ's for continued moderate growth in overseas economies - one that's backed by the latest IMF World Economic Outlook report predicting world output to quicken to 3.9% this ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... financial inclusiveness have a positive impact on financial institutions' bottom line, but it is also good for local economies and individuals as inclusiveness tends to smooth income trends, grow local businesses, protect against natural and man-made ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... higher from the one it made in June 2017, what is noticeable is the slowing in the GDP growth forecasts among advanced economies. The World Bank sees growth in the advanced economies as a whole slowing from 2.3% in 2017 to 2.2% next year, 1.9% in 2019 ...

Australian instos included in top infrastructure deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... alike, it can difficult to monetize infrastructure assets in the region. However, it nonetheless comprises several major economies that are currently enacting modernization programs, and so there is significant scope for private investment opportunities ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... stimulus measures. Exports are expected to continue their moderate increasing trend on the back of growth in overseas economies." However, inflation remains low: "On the price front, the year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI, all ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... GDP growth by about 0.3 percentage points over the next three years. The UK remains a standout for unlike most other economies it's inflation rate is above the BOE's target rate (3.1% in the year to November) - due to the sharp depreciation of the British ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
There's no denying that growth in most major economies stepped up in the third quarter of this year but if current indications are on the ball, the fourth quarter will be better. Year-on-year GDP growth rates in the US, the Eurozone, Japan, the UK and ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... the previous year. According to the research, Asia was the most popular regional choice, with not just the emerging economies but Japan equity and broad Asia equity proving attractive. This is in contrast to last year in which global equity mandates ...

The BOJ's boring Halloween

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... accommodative financial conditions and the effects of the government's large-scale stimulus measures, with overseas economies continuing to grow at a moderate pace, and maintain growth at a pace above its potential mainly through fiscal 2018. In fiscal ...

Ex-RBA Governor joins Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... perspective to our boards, not only regarding the drivers of Australia's economy, but also those of the international economies from which Macquarie derives the majority of its income," Warne said. He added that he looks forward to Stevens adding his ...