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Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... the continued depreciation of the yen which, in turn, is thanks to optimism over the "phase one" deal between the US and China and indications from the Markit PMI surveys that the contraction in global manufacturing activity has bottomed. As such, the ...

Chief economist update: As low as Lowe will go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... rate lowered to 0.25%? The overriding answer, of course, is it depends. It depends on how the US trade war - primarily with China - goes, the US-Australia interest rate differential (which largely determines the whether the AUD$ exchange rate appreciates ...

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
The US-China trade deal/no trade deal seesaw continues to drive the markets' daily ups and downs. But behind these day-to-day swings is the rise and rise on Wall Street - to new record highs. To be sure, the third quarter reporting season was nothing ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... investment policy restrictions, continued uncertainty about Brexit, a failure of policy stimulus to prevent a sharper slowdown in China, and financial vulnerabilities from the tensions between slowing growth, high corporate debt and deteriorating credit ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... with slowing growth and above target inflation, what's a central bank to do? In the case of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), it's going for growth. In a surprise move, the Chinese central bank cut its seven-day reverse repo rate from 2.55% ...

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 ...