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Link rejects takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... Link Group on a control basis and is not in the best interests of shareholders." The board said it has confidence in the outlook and fundamental value of the business due to the "significant value inherent in PEXA" which it said has delivered strong ...

Chief economist update: Good or bad news is good Wall Street news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... Fed's October Beige Book report showed economic activity and employment continued to improve across all Districts and the outlook mostly optimistic. This followed reports that retail spending surged by 1.9% in the month of September - more than double ...

Future Fund posts modest growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... recovered the price falls brought on by the COVID-19 shock," he said. "Whether this can be maintained depends on the health outlook, the level of Government lockdowns, and the support of expansionary fiscal and monetary policy." He added that given the ...

Chief economist update: Middle Kingdom on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... less than market expectations for a 5.2% print but it affirms the OECD's statement in its September 2020 Economic Outlook Interim Report that, "All G20 countries with the exception of China will have suffered recession in 2020" and backed by the ...

Chief economist update: Money buys happiness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... around 60% -- of the Australian economy and their propensity to either spend or save would, in the main, influence the outlook for the general economy. The strong recovery in consumer sentiment is a good start.

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... year -- on the nation's debt - that would reach more than a trillion A-dollars over the next three years - and the outlook for the Australian economy. For sure and for certain, this massive spending will need to be recouped - through higher taxes ...

AAA rating holds on by a thread

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... ratings revised the country's rating from stable to negative on the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 shock. "The negative outlook reflects the significant impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on Australia's economy and public finances," Fitch said. ...

Ratings deteriorate at AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... lowered its ratings on AMP Group Holdings, AMP Group Finance Services and AMP Bank from A3 to Baa2. However, it shifted its outlook of the group from review for downgrade to stable. AMP responded to the downgrade, noting that its credit ratings assigned ...

Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... from succumbing to the recession that has struck most nations around the world. As the OECD's September 2020 Economic Outlook Interim Report puts it: "All G20 countries with the exception of China will have suffered recession in 2020." Chinese GDP ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... dodging the pandemic-induced global recession and expected to expand by 1.8% this year and by 8.0% in 2021 (OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report September 2020), it'll go shopping for more of our exports, not only goods but also services - when ...