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Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... residential property new development is part of its policy to encourage investment in the sector aimed at increasing the supply of new houses and thus, relieve escalating house prices. But demand for residential property continues to grow faster, underpinned ...

UK bans crypto exchange Binance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... "letter of commendation" from the UK South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. The investigation in question related to the supply of Class A drugs via the dark web. "At Binance, we are proud to have a strong track record of assisting law enforcement ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... Panel members commonly associated disruption to operating conditions to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, coupled with severe supply chain pressures, notably for manufacturers," they read. The flash manufacturing output index returned to contraction, scoring ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... previous month. I agree, part of the increase in inflation - headline and core - was due to base effects. It also underscores supply and production constraints as Americans bought more pre-loved vehicles. The BLS reports that, "The index for used cars ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... likely to see upward pressure on prices from the rebound in spending as the economy continues to reopen, particularly if supply bottlenecks limit how quickly production can respond in the near term. However, these one-time increases in prices are likely ...

IFM Investors named in class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... 2021, a ransomware cyber attack shut down the Colonial Pipeline. The entire east coast of the US was deprived of its normal supply of petroleum. To secure the pipeline, US$4.4 million worth of bitcoin was paid to a hacking group which the Federal Bureau ...

Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... April 2021". But as the ABS clarified, "...the value of construction commitments remained at a high level." The balance of supply and demand - plus the RBA's forward-guidance for another three years of low interest rates and speculation for further ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... oil prices justify the Saudi oil minister's declaration and, at the same time, the oil market's belief that the supply increase remains insufficient to meet growing demand - recently reinforced by the OECD's upgrade to global growth. In its ...

MAM fund buys waste company

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Macquarie Asset Management has acquired Beauparc Utilities from its founder and a private equity firm for an undisclosed fee. Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 bought out the Dublin-based company from Eamon Waters and the Blackstone Tactical ...

Financial services job market hot: Hays

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... sensitivity if companies are serious about attracting and retaining talent, he said. Deligiannis added that talent is in short supply in many sectors right now. For example, there is an increased vacancy rate in financial services as employers add to ...