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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 ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... The bilateral trade deficit with China increased 10% to a record US$ 36.8 billion in July; the deficit with the European Union jumped by 50% to a record of US$17.6 billion; the deficit increased by 2.9% to US$5.5 billion with Japan; by 57.6% to US$3.2 ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... recent introduction of Attribution Managed Investment Trusts (AMIT) and Regulatory Guide 97 (RG97) in Australia, the European Union's (EU) Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have impacted ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... foreign aluminium in the name of "national security" that begot retaliatory tariffs from China, Canada, Japan, the European Union and Mexico, among others. Australia was exempted. Emerging markets - most of which are heavily reliant on trade - are now ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... headlined reports of the on-going battle over trade. America's also in a stoush with Canada, Mexico, Japan and the European Union, among others. But latest reports provide indications that Trump might be softening (don't tell him that) on his ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... fossil fuels," he said. Just last month, the 2018 Climate Change Performance Index saw Ireland ranked last among European Union states for its national climate change policy. Worldwide it placed 49th, though this was eight places higher than Australia. ...

EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
The European Union is closer to establishing a cross-border pension scheme that operates under one jurisdiction and ultimately gives consumers more choice. The Pan-European Personal Pension product (PEPP) is a voluntary pension, aiming to give consumers ...