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ANZ profits hit by remediation, low rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... factors that have made this a much more challenging year than we're been used to. "So we've seen some of the global trade tensions - that has had an impact. We're seen this trend of much lower interest rates everywhere in the world and now including ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... 3.3% in Q2) dropping by less than imports (down 12.9%) - reinforcing the general sense of uncertainty over Brexit, trade tensions and the slowing global economy. This is hardly surprising given indications of slowing and even fears of a recession in ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... after it cut the fed funds rate by 25 bps to 2.25% at its July FOMC meeting - compounded by Trump's escalation trade tensions with Beijing and the depreciation of the Chinese yuan, raised market anxiety that the current global slowdown would morph ...

Chief economist update: Race to the bottom redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... The wordings may be different, but all three (more or less) gave similar rationales for their policy decisions - trade tensions, global slowdown, relative currency appreciation - all putting downward pressure on their domestic economic growth and inflation. ...

Fintech off to slow start in 2019: KPMG

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... continue. In the Asia-Pacific, fintech investments have been muted to $3.6 billion across 102 deals, likely driven by trade tensions between the US and China, along with uncertainty and increased regulatory scrutiny by the government, according to the ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... fact is that China has a substantial, domestic listed condiments market that's flourishing in isolation from trade tensions, he told a recent media briefing. In the 1990s, early listed companies typically operated in the toll roads, telcos and energy ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... years," the report said. Investors attracted to China, stay away from Europe More than 80% of the investors said trade tensions were affecting their decisions to allocate to China. However, the country's attractiveness as an investment destination recorded ...

Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... understand Trump well enough and is thus, insuring against another Trump tweet that could once again, escalate trade tensions. An escalation of trade tensions is in Trump's interest for it'll prove him correct in his criticism of the Fed. The ...

Chief economist update: Cash is King

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... sectors were impacted by subdued underlying demand. Manufacturing in particular has been hurt by rising global trade tensions, leading to reduced opportunities to grow export orders." Sure, sure, as one FOMC member (I couldn't remember who, or was ...

Chief economist update: Oil market slides from bull to bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... per day (mpd) from 1 January 2019, and the rise and rise in crude oil prices come as no surprise. Escalation of trade tensions, fears of a US recession and increased oil supply concerns sent crude oil into a bear market. WTI oil has fallen by 22.2% to ...