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Chief economist update: Woe to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
You've been warned. It was only exactly one week ago when I discussed the VIX and MOVE indices - the fear gauge for the stock and bond markets, respectively - and how they've been sharply coming down since the Fed announced its pause very in ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... and for certain, the world will remember Trump now and his on again-off again trade negotiations with economy number two - China. So much so, the happenings in the world's third biggest economy - Japan - have all been but ignored. In case you failed ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... Australian economy, the multiplier effects of the housing downturn, tariff man Trump, the global slowdown (particularly China). Not to mention the Australian dollar's resilience amid all these challenges and despite the Australian central bank's ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... March meeting - is predicted to engage in some form of policy easing in the coming months. As for the People's Bank of China (PBOC), Factset reports: "At press conference to conclude NPC, Li reaffirmed capacity to use reserve requirements and interest ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... currencies and seems deeply intertwined with the performance of the Chinese economy, given Australia's heavy reliance on China as a major trade partner." JCB said it has actively managed its global strategy since February 2018. Its investment process ...

Boutique fund manager drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
A boutique funds management group is reducing the management fees on one of its signature funds. Premium China Funds Management is dropping the management fee on its Premium Asia Fund by 45 basis points. This will sit alongside the removal of the performance ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... 2019 peak. This is because the disruption to supply from Brazil's mining disaster is being negated by the slowdown in China and its continuing effort to reduce pollution by restricting steel production (of which iron ore is the major raw material) ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... expectations for not only one, but two interest rate cuts gaining advocates as the year progresses. And then, there's China which is easing both monetary and fiscal policies. Just as 2018's optimism over global growth brought speculations of ...

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... half of last year, the policy (easing/halt) responses from the world's major central banks (and fiscal authorities - China) have revived my optimism over the global growth outlook and with that, my sentiment for the financial markets.

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
MSCI said it will increase weighting of China A-shares in its indices from 5% to 20% by the end of this year. Here's what managers think. Mainland Chinese shares could rise: VanEck VanEck believes the inclusion could hoist mainland Chinese shares ...