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Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... however". The latest PMI results, preliminary they may be, reinforces the fact that COVID-19 is the final arbiter of the outlook for the domestic and global economies. Latest reports out of Victoria engender optimism. The state recorded 179 new cases ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... more than 2500 trusts, he said. Despite the challenging short-term environment, Adams maintains the medium to long-term outlook for Perpetual remains positive. "Perpetual remains well capitalised with a strong balance sheet and the financial flexibility ...

Chief economist update: Worse news is better news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... stimulus measures would be enacted beyond those anticipated in the June forecast, the positive effect on the economic outlook was outweighed somewhat by the staff's assessment of the likely effects of several other factors," The Fed said. "Those ...

How to make sense of reporting season

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... guidance restraint, with less than a third of companies that have reported so far issuing forward guidance. "Until the outlook is more certain, only broad comments are being made, though the AGM season in October/November could be more instructive on ...

SG increase will impact wage growth: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... have not been as bad as expected." Looking forward, the RBA governor said there is a high degree of uncertainty about the outlook and Australia's economic recovery depends upon how successful it is in containing the virus. "In our baseline scenario ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... revised GDP forecasts down for EM by two percentage points, to -3.0%. However, Eaton Vance said, for several countries, the outlook appears worse. India's GDP forecast is at -4.5%, Russia's -6.6%, Brazil's -9.1%, Mexico's 10.5% and South Africa's is ...

Finance employees remain fearful

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... This dip in workforce confidence was driven by a decrease in optimism surrounding job security and the overall financial outlook, LinkedIn said, with only 26% of respondents saying they expect their employer to be better off in six months (down from ...

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... Significant stimulus measures have supported the economy, there is a strong pipeline of infrastructure projects, and the outlook for mining and agriculture exports is strong." Comyn said he expects the bank's operational performance to remain strong ...

GAM records $19bn in outflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... growth for the benefit of our shareholders." Clients are looking for investment themes which transcend the current economic outlook and GAM is well positioned to provide these with our specialist actively managed strategies, he added. "I believe that ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... coronavirus outbreak in Victoria having a major effect on the Victorian economy. Given the uncertainties about the overall outlook, the board considered a range of scenarios at its meeting. In the baseline scenario, output falls by 6% over 2020 and then ...