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Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... easing at its 27 October meeting because: "The main forces pushing up prices - higher energy prices and pandemic-related supply bottlenecks - now appear to be stronger and more persistent than expected... In other words, we continue to expect that inflation ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... The re-opening of the economy has unleashed pent-up demand for goods and services. But given the current problems with supply constraints, this has also sent inflation soaring. New Zealand's annual inflation rate soared to 4.9% in the third quarter ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... recently, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen noted that while she expects inflation to ease in the second half of next year as supply chain bottlenecks and the tight labour market improve, rising consumer prices will continue before then. That's ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... restraining soaring consumer demand. Then again, it's unclear how this could immediately relieve bottlenecks in the supply chains and the energy crisis - ones, that could cap (even reverse) economic growth momentum. Have no fear, the Fed has a Plan ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... from oil and coal to power their machineries to other commodities such as aluminium and copper - coupled bottlenecks in supply chains, including port delays and a shortage of shipping containers (that affects delivery and availability of raw materials) ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
... But climate change correctness is exactly what's pushing the price of coal higher and higher. There's less coal supply available to satisfy the increase in demand. More so, given the reduction in investments in coal mine exploration and/or production ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... increasing overall housing stock will not ensure that more affordable housing becomes available. Instead, increasing the supply of affordable housing specifically is required. ISA works in close collaboration with the national community housing sector ...

Conflicts of interest risk in funds management still high: ASIC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... MDA providers must be licensed by ASIC and are subject to best interest obligations. The report did, however, state that supply-side research houses create conflicts of interest as they are remunerated by the fund managers they rate. "This creates incentives ...

BlackRock warns against reforms based on assumptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... as this may harm client holdings in other sectors or portfolios, e.g. an airline ticket is an input cost as part of the supply chain to almost all sectors." "Fund managers are paid fees which are a small fraction of the total assets they manage on behalf ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... going to be short lived," she said. Since the start of the pandemic, Ward said, there has been a worldwide disruption to supply chains, but demand has recovered since the pandemic, despite the current spread of the delta variant. Ward cautioned that ...