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Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... the tensions between slowing growth, high corporate debt and deteriorating credit quality." "A persistent upward spike in oil prices, if geopolitical tensions were to strengthen again, would also weaken growth prospects." "On the upside, decisive actions ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... risk disclosures released yesterday. At June end, UniSuper had 12% of its exposures in companies involved in coal, gas and oil. This is up from 18 months ago, when 8% of the fund's exposures were in fossil fuels. The fund has holdings in Woodside Petroleum ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... they can rely on NAB's support beyond 2030, and having no plan in place to manage down exposure to other fossil fuels such as oil and gas, this is far from a responsible approach to minimise climate risk." Market Forces has also identified $1.83 billion ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... world's largest iron ore exporter (Australia, which accounts for around 50% of total world iron ore exports) has the biggest oil importer (China, which buys more than 65% of total imports) to thank for this, and perhaps US President Donald Trump ...

Chief economist update: Oil market slides from bull to bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
Crude oil prices have dropped, turning this year's bull market into a bear market. Oil prices rallied nearly 50% from January to April this year on the back of the Fed's pause; China's stimulus measures and expectations of continued easy ...

Chief economist update: The bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... and the supply disruption caused by the tensions in Libya. But as the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes, "The oil market shows signs of tightening as we move into 2Q19, but we see mixed signals in terms of the outlook for demand and whether stock ...

Chief economist update: A pretty portrait of an emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... et cetera. But in the case of Manila, the peso's depreciation compounded the inflationary pressure brought on by rising oil prices (at the time), the TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion) law that took effect on 1 January 2018. Together ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... official cash rate at a record low 1.5% steady in 2019 before lifting them in 2020 (if at all). The recent decline in crude oil prices reflects both the slowdown in global activity - weaker demand - and the world central banks' more dovish leaning ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... China policy fine-tuning measures still seen as insufficient. Political atmosphere post US midterm elections remains divisive. Oil unable to sustain earlier bounce. Yes Virginia, this is the general theme explaining for why Wall Street dropped (big time) ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
The bull market in crude oil is no more. Just a month ago and a bit, rumour on the street was that crude oil prices would soar to around US$100 a barrel and beyond. No one could be faulted for believing this. Not after Saudi Arabia and Russia's ...