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Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... Belgium plus some change. And this is just with America's war with China, there's still the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Japan. The history and numerous studies on the repercussions of a global trade war have only one conclusion, it's ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... improving faster than its trade "partners". But what goes around comes around. The New York Tines reports that "China and Mexico have already retaliated with their own tariffs, and Canada, Japan and Turkey are readying similar offensives. The risk of ...

China A-shares to shake up EM funds

KARREN VERGARA AND DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... (Brazil, Russia, India and China) stocks as well as wider Asia. However, he says the Pacific Alliance trade bloc comprising Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile, has created a third emerging markets sub-set with attractive fundamentals. Wilkins, who also ...

Chief economist update: Capex and credit and the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... unpredictable Trump could always announce something unpredictable. Too late for the countries of the European Union, Canada and Mexico whose exemptions from tariffs on steel and aluminium expires today (June 1). The tariffs will be implemented effective ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... an in-principle agreement with the US that Australian will be exempt, negotiations with the European Union, Canada and Mexico are still in progress until the June 1 deadline. Trade negotiations with China are also underway. There's the uncertainty ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... or North Korea's Kim Jung-on or China's President Xi Jinpeng really thinks. Include the heads of states of Iran, Mexico and Canada. Yes, Virginia, Trump is the one that's calling the shots and playing the tune. This is exemplified by the ...

Chief economist update: View from the National Farmers' Federation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... impossible regulatory standards that act as defacto trade barriers. Other EU FTAs, such as Canada, Korea and more recently Mexico have already had an impact on Australia food producers. For example, Australian cheesemakers can't sell 'feta' into Korea ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... coincides with the May 1 expiration of the tariff exemption Trump granted to EU, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea - and the chills, they'll be multiplying. US Census Bureau data show that except for Argentina and Brazil, America ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
Isn't Australia part of the lucky group of countries (that include the EU, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea) US President Donald Trump, in all his benevolence, graciously granted exemptions (albeit, temporarily) from his protectionist ...

Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... Trump's tariffs took effect and before Trump granted a temporary exemption to EU, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea until May 1 - ECB President Mario Draghi said that while the central bank remains confident that inflation ...