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Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... succeeded in making China kowtow - er, compromise - to his demands. Trump's now trained his crosshairs on the European Union (EU). Factset reports: "USTR proposed list of European products it will hit with tariffs in retaliation for $11 billion worth ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... significantly on the nature and timing of EU withdrawal, in particular: the new trading arrangements between the European Union and the United Kingdom; whether the transition to them is abrupt or smooth; and how households, businesses and financial markets ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... wellbeing and social equity while maintaining financial system stability. This new group is modelled after the European Union's High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the UK's Green Finance Taskforce. It will be guided by a steering committee ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... including the effects of the two aforementioned factors; negotiations on the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (EU) and their effects; and geopolitical risks". The same macro-risks every other central across the globe is guarding against. ...

IFM Investors to open new Europe office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
The $120 billion fund manager is gearing up to open a new European office in the next six months, no matter which way the Brexit deal goes. IFM Investors already has offices in the UK, Berlin and Switzerland. Chief executive Brett Himbury told Financial ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... beyond the politics of Brexit, Brexiteers can argue that despite expectations of the UK's divorce from the European Union, Britain's economy continues to do A-OK. Sure, UK GDP growth has slowed but which G7 economy hasn't over the past year? ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... to depend significantly on the nature of EU withdrawal, in particular: the new trading arrangements between the European Union and the United Kingdom; whether the transition to them is abrupt or smooth; and how households, businesses and financial markets ...

Brexit is history: Chief Economists Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Managers' head of Framlington Equities Asia, Mark Tinker, told delegates at the forum in Sydney that Britain and the European Union don't need a trade deal to trade. According to Tinker, in the last two years Britain has been preoccupied by the ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... binary situations," he said. It's 'wait and see' in terms of understanding the UK's future relationship with the European Union and as a result market uncertainty looks set to continue, Lofthouse added.

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... commodity-exporting economies including the effects of the two aforementioned factors; negotiations on the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) and their effects; and geopolitical risks." Fortunately, Japanese inflation is heading in the right ...