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Super fund grows US real estate assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... billion in retirement savings expanded its US property portfolio, adding residential and office tower complexes in Washington and Virginia. QSuper has closed two property deals in the US, acquiring a two-tower office complex in Bellevue, Washington and ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... talks are going to land and how that's going to impact the overall economy," GM chief executive Mary Barra told the Washington Post. The OECD prescribes: "If downside risks materialise and global growth looks set to be significantly weaker than projected ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... significant." There was RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forum in Washington about his optimism over the domestic economy and therefore, "I wouldn't assume" further rate reductions. There was this ...

Berkshire to chase growth for InvestSMART

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... principal Nelson Lam also worked on Pengana's separation from NAB in 2017 and the transaction between Hunter Hall and Washington H. Soul Pattinson. "Given the current Australian economy, recent banking royal commissions and scalability of funds management ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... last nail hammered in by RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forum in Washington about his optimism over the domestic economy and therefore, "I wouldn't assume" further rate reductions. After all was ...

RBA downplays likelihood of further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... some improvement in the Australian economy and a step closer to the RBA's full employment aim of 4.5%. Speaking in Washington to the IMF, Lowe said that the central banks rate cuts and government tax cuts have been effective at supporting the domestic ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... human rights abuses. SCMP reported China toning down expectations ahead of Thursday's high-level trade talks in Washington. While Vice-Premier Liu to lead delegation, he will not carry "special envoy" title. Delegaton also cut short stay in Washington ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... "national 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
... mammoth IF), BBC writes: "On 1 October, the US plans to raise an existing 25% tariff on some Chinese products to 30%." "Washington then plans to deliver a wave of new tariffs on Chinese goods, ranging from footwear to telephones, on 15 December. "China ...

Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... others. They were strong too at the time of the late 1990s and mid-2000s yield curve inversions. The good news is that Washington is not having any of these excuses. It's preparing for the worst. According to Factset: "Press continued to focus on ...