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Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... that it's a small price to pay - sending the US equity market down - in return for his broader objective of getting China to wave the white flag in this seemingly never-ending trade battle. US benchmark equity indices dropped last Friday - Dow down ...

Chief economist update: China's great leap forward 70 years in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... China's come a long way, baby! 1 October 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Politburo has much to celebrate and boast about. It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. Chairman Mao Zedong's ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... billion Queensland-based asset management giant has received official approval for its partnered fund that will invest in China corporate bonds. The US$50 million QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund is a partnership between QIC and China's Ping ...

CFS awards Asian equities mandate

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... most attractive investments in this exciting growth region. CFS's mandate leverages Robeco's local resources in China and India, and offers a high-conviction, high-alpha portfolio of around 30-60 stocks," he said. The mandate will be managed ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... twice, shame on me." Most equity markets around the world rebounded following news that the trade talks between the US and China - though it won't be happening this month as expected - will happen in October. Bloomberg reports: "Chinese Vice Premier ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... be lauded for expanding its exports (up 1.4% in the June quarter) amid the global economic slowdown and the lingering US-China trade war, among others. As for imports, the Australian dollar's depreciation is working its magic on the domestic economy ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... again on September 12, it'll find the "rising threat of protectionism" has risen further with the escalation of the US-China trade war. The recently-released IHS Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI survey gave credence to Draghi's statement at ...

VanEck restructures three ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... reinvestment plans. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) and VanEck Vectors China AMC CSI 300 ETF (CETF) currently trade on the ASX as a cross-listing of their US-listed fund shares, which was a common ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... disruptions to everyday life and businesses in Hong Kong are taking their toll on the Hang Seng index, compounding the US-China trade war the territory appeared to have overcome since it started in early 2018. After rising by 4% in the first three months ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... businesses have upped their capital spending plans in the face of multiplying challenges - trade war, global slowdown led by China and melting emerging markets, Brexit, wobbly share markets and on the domestic front, record high household debt levels ...