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Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Like the Energizer bunny, the price of iron ore keeps on going and going and going... up. And this, despite the coronavirus pandemic still doing the rounds on Earth - ongoing first wave or second wave - with worldometer.com's latest stats showing ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... also most pronounced in the inner suburbs, where vacancies increased by a little over 1 percentage point in the June quarter (REIQ 2020). In contrast, Perth vacancy rates declined to 1.6% in the June quarter, reflecting limited new supply following the ...

Credit Suisse names preferred investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Platforms are the preferred sector exposure, asset managers are inexpensive and Link Group offers the best mid-term value, according to Credit Suisse's Diversified Financial Services Sector review for August 2020. The report reviewed the key operational ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
While we, Australians all, continue to shudder at the economy's first recession in 29-years, our nation - to use Old Blue Eyes' song - remains "Top of the list, King of the hill, A number one..." It may not be Einstein's "relativity theory" ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Accounts report made it official, Australia is in recession! Australian economic growth contracted by 7.0% in the June quarter - the biggest fall on record since 1959 and worse than market expectations for a 5%-6% fall - that followed a 0.3% decline ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
The Australian economy fell 7% in the June quarter, spelling two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, officially marking the nation's first recession since 1991. The release of national accounts confirmed the Australian economy has experienced ...

Future Fund posts negative year, cashes up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
The $161 billion sovereign wealth fund today reported a return of -0.9% for FY20 and increased its cash holdings by about $11.8 billion in the three months since March end. This is the Future Fund's second year of negative returns in its 15-year life ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
Australian private new capital expenditure (capex) usually commands attention before and during its release for it provides an indication of domestic firms' optimism towards future growth as well as, itself, being a driving component of that growth. ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... how it's measured, the country's national output dropped sharply - down at annualised rate of 27.8% in the June quarter - the steepest fall on post-war era records - down 10% year-on-year - eclipsing the 8.6% contraction suffered during the global ...

Super contributions rise despite ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Contributions to superannuation in the June quarter were mildly greater than the amount removed due to the government's early release scheme, according to the latest figures published by APRA. Contributions in the June 2020 quarter were $33.6 billion ...