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Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... the largest stimulus package ever financed in Europe," totalling €1.8 trillion. There's money from the European Central Bank (ECB). At its April monetary policy deliberations, it gave its assurance, if required, "to maintain favourable financing ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... virus, including progress on vaccinations." COVID-19's still devastating many parts of the world. The Fed and other central banks and governments aren't going to rest easy until the pandemic is over and done with.

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... (-0.2%) - it remains below even the bottom end of the RBA's 2%-3% target band. In addition, and as the Australian central bank anticipated at its April meeting, "In the short term, CPI inflation is expected to rise temporarily because of the reversal ...

Advisers laud Xplan software

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... while Advice Intelligence was recognised for its goals-based advice application. In other categories, IOOF's Wealth Central is the best new advice tech application; Astute Wheel won the best client discovery application; and Xeppo was awarded the ...

UBS adds fixed income portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... on rates and foreign exchange for Australia, New Zealand and Japan. He has also worked on HSBC's rates strategy for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East (CEEMA) and was a part of the merging market team which ranked at the top spot in 2016 ...

Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... economic recovery is gaining momentum. Mea culpa, but I've forgotten to include the commitment and assurances from global central banks and governments to keep on giving until the yoke of yesterday gives way to a better tomorrow. Latest readings ...

Fidelity portfolio manager resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... than half of the assets. Its five biggest shareholdings were Taiwan Semiconductor, HDFC Bank, AIA Group, NASPERS and Bank Central Asia. The fund returned 3.70% p.a. above the benchmark since its December 2013 inception to March end. At March end, 12-month ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... recovery in global economic growth - so much so that the Bank of Canada (BOC) even made headlines as it became the first central bank in the world to taper - the surge in vaccinations in Europe while at the same time ignoring the resurgence and spikes ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Browse through recent monetary policy statements released by many central banks around the world and you'll notice a central theme - economic recovery starting this year powered by vaccinations, eased restrictions (in some countries), adaptation ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... he said. Sivapalan predicts risk-free rates will begin to gradually trend upwards gradually over the coming decade as central banks and governments err on the side of creating a slightly higher level of inflation than perhaps they've targeted in ...