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A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... this is Christmas and what have you done (John Lennon)? No, it wasn't me, it was Donald! Thanks to the good tidings Santa Trump delivered (or talked of delivering) - infrastructure building and rebuilding, deregulation, tax reform. Ones that are expected ...

Trump to boost Aussie commodities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
The squashed Australian commodity sector is expected to receive salvation from President-elect Trump come the New Year. That is a key takeout of State Street Global Advisors' latest report, 'After a Year of Unthinkables', which highlights the opportunities ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... remain relatively low). We only have to look at the goodwill and raised growth expectations engendered by President-elect Trump's promised fiscal largesse - tax cuts and infrastructure building and rebuilding - on the US economy...one that also gave ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... the nasty things it could wreak on the UK economy (and its flow on effect into the rest of Europe). And this was before Trump who was considered a just a joke back then. We all know what happened since for we all lived through the surprises that came ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... dollar - then the three rate hikes expected for next year might be more (though it's too soon to tell and also because of the Trump factor). The flash estimate of Markit Economics' US manufacturing PMI increased to a reading of 54.2 In December from ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... would maintain downward pressure on the Australian dollar - making exports more competitive and help support growth. Donald Trump could be the spoiler though. His reflationary policies ensure that the Fed would continue lifting rates (perhaps by even ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... A$822,000 and cheapest in Hobart at A$360,000. US NFIB small business optimism index Small businesses in America have given Trump the thumbs up. The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) small business optimism index surged to 98.4 in ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... blame you for feeling a sense of dA(C)jA vu because this was more or less where we were this time last year. Less Donald Trump, that is. Trump remains the big uncertainty. It would certainly dent optimism if Trump fails to fulfil his promise to build ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more luck predicting the weather." Relying on these forecasts can often have detrimental ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... it became something of "it's at the back of everyone's minds, but not talked about" in intervening years, President-elect Trump has brought it back to the fore...and with a vengeance. Wall Street continues to scale record highs since Donald's presidential ...