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University of Sydney scores win at CFA competition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... champions were announced for the challenge, including Seton Hall University (United States), Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil), BI Norwegian Business School (Norway) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland).

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... greatest returns, in the 90s it was the US via the tech bubble, and in the 2000s it was China and Emerging Markets such as Brazil. "The 10's were again dominated by the US, as above. The 20's will see the emergence of a new regime." A "regime" ...

The catalysts for a rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... infrastructure combined with economic relief," it said. Cirami added that the investment manager has seen some assets in Brazil and Mexico continue to underperform due to their weak COVID-19 policy responses. "In addition to South Africa, assets in Turkey ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... BOJ was back in the market today with unscheduled bond purchases and bought a record amount of ETFs... Central banks in Brazil, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines in South Africa all cut rates." And at home: "RBA cut cash rate by 25 bp to 0.25% and announced ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... commodity prices fall due to reduced demand from China. Likely examples include exporters such as Chile, Saudi Arabia and Brazil." On the other hand, Eaton Vance said countries like the Dominican Republic and Mexico that have fewer direct economic ties ...

Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... 2.3 mb/d to 2.1 mb/d to take account of lower output from participants in the OPEC+ deal and a weaker growth outlook for Brazil, Ghana and the United States. Even so, with our demand outlook unchanged, there could still be a surplus of 0.7 mb/d in the ...

Chief economist update: It's Christmas time in the city

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... write-off the possibility of a re-escalation in the tariff wars given Trump's recent targeting of Europe, Argentina and Brazil, and, of course, phase one might not be signed after all. There's also the impeachment proceedings against POTUS, the ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... than recently, is Trump's recent declaration restoring tariffs on US steel and aluminium imports from Argentina and Brazil, considering imposing 100% tariffs on French products; and, suggesting that the US-China deal could wait until after the 2020 ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... to a seven month high reading of 50.3 in November after five months of contraction....and then came Trump's tweet: "Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers. Therefore ...

Chief economist update: Lower iron ore a boon to the Aussie budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... with prices dropping by more than 20% to US$96.56 a month later. Reduced supply - due mainly to the mining dam disaster in Brazil - and increased demand - due to higher Chinese steel production - sent iron ore prices soaring in the first half of this ...