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Chief economist update: The turn in Australia's cycle from vicious to virtuous

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... everything I see..." - Karen Carpenter Not long now - just less than a percentage away (0.8% to be exact) - and the All Ordinaries index would top the all-time high of 6,853.57 points it reached on the 1 November 2007. It closed at 6,800.86 points at ...

Chief economist update: Surveys back All Ords climb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... (prompted by the developing US-Iran stoush), the Australian equity market keeps on climbing. This year-to-date, the All Ordinaries index has rallied by 19.7%, outperforming both developed equities (+15.6%) and emerging markets (+10%). While the S&P 500 ...

Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
Just a weetle more, a weetle more... a little more push higher and sooner than soon, the All Ordinaries index would satisfy the technical definition of a bull market - a 20% rally from its nearest low - and onwards towards topping its record high of ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... domestic exporters' competitiveness, and lift offshore earnings through currency translations effects all sent the All Ordinaries index 0.7% up at the close of trading. These are perfectly rational expectations and rational financial market reactions ...

Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... published in late 2018. With cheaper equity prices resulting from last year's 7.4% negative return from the All Ordinaries index, it's risk on. What could be more mouth-watering for investors than cheaper equity market valuation and better returns ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... operating profits. Profits have slowed to 2.7% in the third quarter from 3.4% in the second and 4.1% in the first. The All Ordinaries positive correlation (and its lead) with company profits isn't one for optimism and one that the RBA should take ...

Pengana merger pays off for WHSP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... delivered outstanding results for shareholders with a total shareholder return for the year of 27.5% (outperforming the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 12.6%)," he said. "Over the past 15 years, an investment in WHSP has increased by more than five ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... since Julia Gillard started the trend of back-knifing leaders in 2007. Yes, Australia... this is a thing now. The All Ordinaries index ended the week of 20-24 August down 1.1% when most other equity markets around the world registered gains - the MSCI ...

Boutique fund manager eyes second LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... performed well over the past year. "[It delivered] strong risk adjusted returns for our investors...outperforming the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 4.5%," Siegling said. "The top contributors to performance for the year were ARQ Group (previously ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
The sharp turnaround in the All Ordinaries index from the 2018 low of 5859.15 points plumbed on April 3 to 6234.95 points - 6.5 points short of this year's high of 6241.46 points (January) - by May 14 it had almost prompted me to declare that 2018 ...