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Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... underpinned by low interest rates, trillions of dollars of government support to households and businesses, falling coronavirus infections and the acceleration in vaccinations. This is not lost on the Fed, saying: "Amid progress on vaccinations and strong ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... political and trade tensions with Beijing - and because Brazil's pre-occupied with battling the still rising cases of coronavirus infections within its shores. What Australia is losing in trade volumes -- the latest international merchandise trade ...

Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... the day after markets were buffeted by headlines concerning the confluence of the three C's - capital gains tax, coronavirus and climate change - sending its four major benchmark equity indices in the red and dragging down most others around the ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... year powered by vaccinations, eased restrictions (in some countries), adaptation by both businesses and consumers to coronavirus controls on their normal activities. This optimism is collectively embodied by upward revisions in the 'OECD Economic ...

ERS spending revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... compared to the previous September quarter, to $300 per week. Over 1.3 million households contained someone receiving the Coronavirus Supplement of $550 per fortnight." The COVID-19 ERS scheme allowed up to $10,000 to be accessed before retirement for ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... turn, lift demand for the red metal. Certainly, risks still cloud the near-term outlook. Among them are the lingering coronavirus infections in many countries around the world, with some experiencing a resurgence in cases that have prompted the re-imposition ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... into our domicile without quarantining since October 2020 - a testament to New Zealand's early win against the coronavirus and Australians' understanding and acceptance that it couldn't be a two-way street... until now. The Trans-Tasman bubble ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... with the resurgence of infections, vaccine delays and/or variants. To be sure, Australia remains at risk until the coronavirus and its mutations are completely vapourised in every economy around the world. However, given the country's improved and ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... underline the thesis that the announcement didn't cause a stir among Australians. And it shouldn't, because the coronavirus had been virtually vapourised in this land girt by sea and the strengthening domestic economy. The recovery will receive ...

Fidelity Investments to hire 1000 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... Philadelphia, Detroit and Washington D.C. Fidelity kicked off its recruitment drive in early 2020, mainly off the back of the coronavirus-induced market uncertainty, which saw a flood of new account registrations with its investment advisers. "By introducing ...