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Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... policy stimulation - in words (BOJ, BOE) and in deed (Fed, ECB, PBOC and RBA) - and the recent positive turn of events - US-China trade deal, the UK could finally Brexit with polls predicting UK PM Boris Johnson could win a 96-seat majority at the 12 ...

Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... increased geopolitical risk," BetaShares said. Vynokur said investors are still showing signs of concern over the ongoing US-China trade dispute. "Defensive exposures are continuing to attract investor funds, reflecting concerns about the US-China trade ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... settings between the US and Japan and the Eurozone and Japan. However, it could be that recent positive reports over the US-China trade negotiations may have reduced safe-haven buying of the Japanese yen. This would be a godsend for the BOJ. More so ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... round, reportedly the second-largest in Australian history at the time. Among its backers are Tencent Holdings, Sequoia China, Square Peg Capital and MasterCard. After an up and down year, Afterpay scraped into the top 50, dropping 21 places from its ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... There's a reason Why I'm feelin' so high..." - Bellamy Brothers There's good news all around it seems. The US and China have reportedly reached a consensus (in principle) over their latest trade negotiations. Not holding my breath given ...

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... sign in the coming weeks." No doubt, Trump being Trump, expect a counter-attack that repeats the historical pattern of US-China trade negotiations since it began in 2018 - rhetoric from both sides building hopes for a deal only to be followed by escalating ...

China backs blockchain, Bitcoin soars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
Bitcoin increased its market cap by $55 billion after Chinese President Xi Jinping said China must "seize the opportunity" for blockchain technology. "We must take blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies ...

Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... it! The S&P 500 index closed at a new all-time high overnight underpinned by bullish headlines that include: positive US-China trade talks; near-certainty of another Fed rate cut at its October FOMC meeting and the latest reporting season showing company ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... 93% probability) as against expectations that the RBA would remain on hold at its next board meeting on November 5. Unlike China, Australia may not be playing the tit-for-tat tariff hike game with the US but it's in a race to the bottom with the ...

NAB fixed income sales director moves to BOC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
Bank of China hired a former NAB and FIIG fixed income sales director for its Sydney offices as it sees its Australian business grow. Mark Todd is joining Bank of China as its head of fixed income sales. In his most recent role, Todd was a director ...