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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... since December 2012". According to Markit, "The vast majority of June's survey responses were received ahead of the EU referendum, so the worry is that the ensuing political turmoil will hit construction spending decisions for some time to come. As a ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... three most recent polls indicate that an upheaval in "Western political civilization" could be underway, the Brexit referendum (held on 23 June) just happened to get there first, putting the UK in limboland. So is Spain. It was drowned out by Brexit ...

Asset manager launches quant platform after acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... provide cost-efficient, liquid and diversified sources of returns," Friedman said. "The market turmoil following the UK referendum last week has only reinforced our determination to pursue, and deliver on, our strategy of diversification and long-term ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... sector". Similarly, Fitch Ratings downgraded the UK deom 'AA+' to 'AA', saying that the "uncertainty following the referendum outcome will induce an abrupt slowdown in short-term GDP growth, as businesses defer investment and consider changes to the ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Further exits from the European Union pose the biggest risk to global markets after the Brexit referendum, according to industry commentators. Following UK voters' decision to leave the European Union on July 24, political figures from Greece, Spain ...

Bremorsing and Bregretting Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... back to the point, Brexiteers' feeling of Bremorse and Bregret are evident in the freshly-filed petition for a second referendum: "We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60% based ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... Australia's stock market took a beating from the United Kingdom's unexpected vote to leave the European Union (EU) at the referendum held on 23 June 2016. The All Ordinaries index dropped by 3.1% on the day the results were broadcast around the world ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... "the fragile global economic recovery, monetary policy divergence among major advanced economies, the result of the EU Referendum in the UK ('Brexit') and financial stability concerns in China".

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... However, general economic conditions remain challenging. Apart from the weak global economic dynamics, it is mainly the EU referendum in Great Britain which causes uncertainty". UK CBI industrial trends survey The Confederation of British Industry's ...