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Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... time, the world economy benefitted from increased globalisation underscored by both comparative advantage and just-in-time supply chain management, triggering product innovations, higher value-added and at lower costs... until a tiny micro-organism came ...

Manipulative trading at J.P. Morgan costs it over $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... attempted to profit by deceiving other market participants by injecting false and misleading information concerning the supply and demand for these precious metals futures contracts. The court also heard that on certain occasions, traders on the desk ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... pandemic is an unprecedented shock to the rental housing market, reducing demand for rental properties at the same time as supply has increased". This isn't surprising, given the closure of many businesses due to the pandemic that, in turn, led to ...

J.P. Morgan set to cough up US$1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... allegedly engaged in a complex scheme to trade precious metals in a way that negatively affected the natural balance of supply-and-demand," he said "Not only did their alleged behavior affect the markets for precious metals, but also correlated markets ...

AMP Capital sells clean energy company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... Finland, Sweden and Estonia. Some of its services included district heat solutions, regulated gas distribution and the supply of geothermal energy. AMP Capital global co-head of asset management David Rees said: "In recent months, Adven has demonstrated ...

Chief economist update: The second oil price discounting wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... April 2020 to adjust downwards overall crude oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day - equivalent to 10% of global supply -- along with, according to OPEC, a "conformity level of 95% in June 2020, the highest since the inception of the DoC (Declaration ...

Chief economist update: V in US recovery at risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it." This is backed by the continued improvement in the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices. The ISM manufacturing index rose to a reading of 56.0 in ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... private business investment in the June quarter. The weakness in domestic and international demand and the disruption to supply chains around the world are highlighted by the 10.6% fall in exports in the second quarter and the even sharper 19.1% drop ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... and to a lesser extent, railways, all declining," Argo said. "Midstream energy stocks also fell, hit by a combination of supply and demand shocks in energy markets during the second half." In contrast, the communications sector, including cell phone ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... from governments and money supplied by central banks across the globe. What puts it at risk, she warned, is if the money supply contracted or was pulled away. Then there is the influx of amateur investors, otherwise known as "Robinhood investors", as ...