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A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Australia's legal tender is again doing the rounds of the headlines. Disappointment over Trump's press conference last week - he talked and talked about everything except about his economic policies - brought the US ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... economist and head of Australian research, Su Lin Ong AXA Investment Managers head of Framlington Equities, Asia, Mark Tinker Trump, Brexit and European elections, ongoing central bank policy and developments in property, currency and interest rates ...

Alpha generation to trump in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
Hedge fund managers will enjoy a strong 2017 if they focus on capturing value, according to 50 South Capital director of research John Frede. Frede said the markets are entering a period where fundamentals are driving security prices, as evidenced by ...

Sun rising in Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... the end of December 2016 as the yen depreciated by 10.6% versus the greenback over the same period. Yes, 'twas spurred by Trump. Japanese consumers' confidence rose in all categories: overall livelihood (42.0 in December from 40.7 in November); employment ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index continues to run of rising optimism in the United States following Trump's triumph at the November 2016 US presidential polls. The index - designed by the Investor's Business Daily (IBD) and TechnoMetrica Institute ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... in 2017 is how the US economy will shape up under the direction of the incoming administration. While US President-elect Trump's policy agenda is still evolving to 'make America great again' he has publicly advocated for increased infrastructure spending ...

Trump makes small beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... expectations of between 98.9 and 100, this has already been telegraphed by the Russel 2000 index's spectacular performance since Trump. The index jumped by 10.1% between 8 November and the final trading day of 2016 - a massive turnaround from the 10.5% ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... the year 7.0% on the UP. Another lesson 2016 taught us is that consensus polls are not always right. Think Brexit, think Trump, think about the Fed's expected four interest rate hikes that was coming over the course of 2016, think also about China's ...

Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Global merger and acquisition activity is set for an uncertain year thanks to Donald Trump. This is one of the key messages from Mergermarket's 2016 full-year global and regional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report. While the report noted strong activity ...

Asia driving infrastructure deal activity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... result the asset class has become home to a diverse range of firms and institutional investors," he said. "Moreover, Donald Trump's infrastructure programme could spur a wave of private investment in the US as participants look to capitalise on the potential ...