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Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021

... Reserve's recent change of tact. After insisting that the recent surge in inflation is "transitory" for months, Fed chair Powell (in his testimony before the US Congress at the end of November) declared that it's "probably a good time to retire ...

Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021

... senior officials maintain a single-minded focus on the public mission of the Federal Reserve," Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said. The restrictions will be incorporated into the Fed's rules and policies in the coming months and follow recent scandals ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021

... property developer - debt problems. Then again, the Fed was never worried about it. In his press conference, chair Jerome Powell intimated that: "In terms of the implications for us, there isn't, there's not a direct United States exposure. The ...

Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021

... symposium was, for the first time in history, held virtually. On 27 August 2020 at the Hole, US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell virtually buried the Philips Curve - the inverse correlation between inflation and the unemployment rate - by announcing ...

Chief economist update: The (dot) plot thickens

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021

The Fed has spoken and Wall Street didn't like what it heard and saw (in the dot plots). US equities painted the board red, with all benchmark indices closing on the down low, while yields on 10-year US Treasuries went on the up and up. This is ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021

... country's consumer prices significantly beyond zero. In his press conference after the 27-28 April FOMC meeting, Fed Chairman Powell stated that, "Readings on inflation have increased and are likely to rise somewhat further before moderating. In ...

Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021

... costs due to continuing bottlenecks in the supply chain. But the Fed has already told us this would happen. Chair Jerome Powell has stressed time and again that, although measured inflation would increase in the coming months, it is likely to be "transitory" ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021

Wall Street benchmark equity indices closed on the up and up on May 7 - the Dow and the S&P 500 index even rallied new record highs -- the same day the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed disappointing labour market stats. The US economy added ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021

Just when we thought Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has tapered sooner-than-later taper expectations, along comes Robert Steven Kaplan -- president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. While the US Federal Reserve was waxing ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021

The music has stopped, should we cease dancing? Two consecutive days of losses on Wall Street is a very long time in financial markets so much so that "pundits struggle to explain stocks stumble", according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR). ...

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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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