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Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020

... the 15th of January 2020 went into effect a day after heart's day. February 15 marked the day when Washington and Beijing put concrete action into the promised and hoped for de-escalation of trade tensions. On this day, America cut tariffs on US$120 ...

Coronavirus to infect Q2: Capital Group

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020

... believe that government debt is probably near 100% of GDP, rather than the reported 40%, so that constrains the ability of Beijing to stimulate the economy," he said.

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020

... its lunar new year on January 25 this year, bidding farewell to the "pig" and welcoming the 'Year of the Rat'. Beijing has every reason to be optimistic. Derogatory as it may seem to be called "a rat", this animal sign is begins a new 12-year ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020

... Trump promising "to take those tariffs off if we do phase two." The de-escalation of trade tensions between Washington and Beijing should go a long way towards reducing the uncertainty that has plagued the global economy for the past 18 months. Then ...

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019

... the U.S. even as the two sides get close to signing a "phase one" agreement." "In private conversations with visitors to Beijing and other interlocutors in recent weeks, Chinese officials have warned they won't budge on the thorniest issues, according ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019

... and Irene could guess, presume and assume but at the end of the day, this is Trump's "Art of the Deal" tactic to get Beijing to kowtow to his demands. No way, toupee! Having worked its way up from being one of the sick men of Asia to the second biggest ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019

... security" as he did with the lifting of tariffs. The bottomline, a de-escalation of the trade war between Washington and Beijing would be a surprise (a pleasant one) given current sentiments. But an escalation would be a more likely outcome.

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019

... reports: "Chinese Vice Premier Liu He agreed to a visit in "early October" during a telephone call on Thursday morning Beijing time with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, according to a statement ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019

... economy contracting at an annual rate of around 2.0%." Problem is Hong Kong is no longer an economic heavyweight as far as Beijing is concerned - according to vox.com, it now contributes only 3% to China's economy versus around 27% in the 1990s. ...

Chief economist update: Bonds do the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019

... fed funds rate by 25 bps to 2.25% at its July FOMC meeting - compounded by Trump's escalation trade tensions with Beijing and the depreciation of the Chinese yuan, raised market anxiety that the current global slowdown would morph into a recession. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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