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Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... completely set his crosshairs on Tokyo, but not only is Japan caught in the crossfire of the recent Sino-Yankee trade tensions, it's become collateral damage via the appreciation of the Japanese yen. The week before the war began, the Japanese yen ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... should keep speculations for an RBA rate cut alive this year. More so, if the recent reignition of the Sino-Yankee trade tensions escalates.

Future Fund crosses $150 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... equity markets, no doubt influenced by the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates and easing US-China trade tensions," Future Fund chair Peter Costello said. "The Future Fund continues to make good progress on its objective to strengthen ...

Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia". No surprises but the IMF nominated the US-China trade tensions - along with "macroeconomic stress in Argentina and Turkey, disruptions to the auto sector in Germany, and financial tightening ...

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... "This will help to uplift A-shares' valuations, which have rallied this year given the easing of US and Chinese trade tensions. Goldman Sachs has estimated that at least US$70 billion in inflows from active and passive managed funds is expected moving ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... "A high level of uncertainty surrounds the economic outlook and the projections are subject to downside risks. Trade tensions, which have been weighing on sentiment for some time, have alleviated somewhat but remain a concern. China's economy may ...

Chief economist update: Finding neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... overvaluation, peak earnings, Fed policy mistake. Wash, rinse, repeat at the next down day. Wall Street up... easing trade tensions, good news on Brexit and Italy, China policy stimulus, a gentler Fed. This brings me back to the up on Wall Street on ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... lower than at the start of the year, on the back of a slump in US equities, rising interest rates and escalated trade tensions between US and China. This was close to the index's level of 5652 seen on 4 October 2017. The markets have rebounded slightly ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... However, the degree of positive sentiment fell to a nine-month low at manufacturers amid concerns of ongoing global trade tensions and more restrictive environmental policies, while confidence also slipped across the service sector. Measured across both ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 12.4pct, braces for future

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... developed markets, and financial conditions are tightening with the withdrawal of central bank liquidity. While trade tensions have been escalating, the contagion into financial markets has been limited to date," Whineray said. "While the fund remains ...