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Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
More infections equals more monetary policy easing and more fiscal spending. Like the Fed and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... still seriously challenged in the wake of COVID-19. According to a poll of 250 real estate professionals by law firm CMS in July 2020, 42% are pessimistic compared with 31% in 2019 and 24% in 2018. By September 2020, office occupancy in central London ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... Reuters, the BOJ would downgrade its fiscal year 2020/21 growth and inflation projections (from -4.7% and -0.5% forecast in July) at its 28-29 monetary policy meeting. The BOJ may also want to consider the rising prospect that the new prime minister ...

Retail super fund scores best customer service nod

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... US market research firm, surveyed more than 2800 members of the seven super funds at the thick of the pandemic from May to July. The research firm took a deep dive in finding out how super funds earn loyalty by delivering quality experiences, particularly ...

Chief economist update: Money buys happiness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... Evans: "This is an extraordinary result. The Index has now lifted by 32% over the last two months to the highest level since July 2018. The Index is now 10% above the average level in the six months prior to the pandemic." "Such a development must be ...

Chief economist update: The W in the second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... recovery in advanced economies. The sharp recovery in the IHS Markit Eurozone composite PMI to a level indicating expansion in July (54.9) from the record low reading of 13.6 in April gave substance to both institutions' forecasts. Summer has ended. ...

Chief economist update: Australian pessimism eases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... not good though is the latest reading on Australian business conditions - the index fell back to a reading of -6 from 0 in July, driven by declines in employment (-11 points), profitability (-4 points) and trading (-3 points) over the month. The NAB ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... "This proactive attitude to investing concurs with the local fund flows we've seen across the Calastone network, which in July processed record daily volumes into funds," he said. "Our data similarly indicates that COVID has contributed to a rise ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives over the next three to five years. Diversification was the main reason alternative ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... 0.25% of salary each," ESA said. "The next five increases, originally due to due to begin in 2015 but postponed to start in July 2021, are much bigger - 0.5% of salary each - at a time when wage growth is much smaller." Those who thought they should ...