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MYEFO sees bond issuance drop

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
The Federal Government's revised Budget figures reveal a sharp reduction in the deficit and a 26% reduction in required bond issuance for this financial year. "Treasury bond issuance for the year is now expected to be around $52 billion compared with ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... 2021. Still, 2020 or 2021 is still a long way away. Even next year could bring upside or downside surprises - just as the sharp slowdown in euro area GDP growth from a peak of 2.8% in the year to the September 2017 quarter to just 1.6% a year after surprised ...

Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... with market expectations but is the slowest rate since January this year. There's not second guessing the result, the sharp slowing in headline CPI was due largely to cheaper energy prices - fuel oil's annual rate of increase slowed to 16.1% ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
We got chills, they're multiplying... How could something so good turn out to be so bad? It was all very good just as 2017 was turning into 2018... so good, that financial markets were pencilling in exit strategies from the world's major economies ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... unemployment rate is at 5% - but inflation has softened (headline down to 1.9% in the September quarter (from 2.1) - the sharp decline in oil prices and slight increase in the Australian dollar would further damp inflation pressures going forward. In ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... increase in equipment, plant and machinery. Year-on-year, actual total capex declined by 0.6% in the September quarter, a sharp reversal from the second quarter's 1.7% increase and a sharp downturn from the strong 4.2% gain in the March quarter. ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
As the Royal Commission sharpens its focus on accountability and corporate culture, an institutional investor says these two issues will now shape conversations with boards more than ever. SSGA senior managing director Susan Darroch said the significant ...

Chief economist update: Where are the BOJ exit speculators now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... - pushed higher by the series of typhoons that hit the country - and energy (up 8.9%). Calmer weather conditions and the sharp reversal in crude oil prices suggest a corresponding tick down in headline inflation in the coming months. Core inflation (excluding ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... Karren Vergara finds out what is driving the demand and why this new wave of defensive ETFs is here to stay. Recalling the sharp market correction that stung investors in early February, iShares' Katie Petering wants to set the record straight. She ...

October volatility sours investor outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... may have peaked and some market participants seem to be anxious over a prolonged period of risk aversion, he said. "The sharp downgrade our Investor Confidence Index recorded in September was one of the few early warning signs of the ensuing market turbulence ...