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Jump goes the Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... inflation, meant that developments in the labour and housing markets continued to warrant careful monitoring."...the A$'s recent sharp appreciation would, in itself, slow the domestic economy's growth and inflation momentum - the reverse of what the ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... depreciation sets in train certain dynamics that would return fundamentals to equilibrium. Recent indications are that the sharp appreciation in the US dollar in the second half of last year - on rate hike expectations - may have weakened the growth ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... in her recent testimonies. It's also looking less likely due to what Yellen termed as "idiosyncratic factors, including sharp declines in prices of wireless telephone services and prescription drugs..." Inflation isn't lifting despite the US unemployment ...

Low inflation exporter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
Recall those days when China was accused of exporting deflation to the rest of the world? The days when dirt cheap "Made in China" products were flooding the rest of the world (they still are). It was so prevalent that in January 2004, the US Federal ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... persons marginally attached to the labor force" - remains at its lowest level since 2007 (pre-GFC) and represents a very sharp improvement from the peak 17.1% rate recorded in late 2009/early 2010. If these do not read high demand and less supply, I'm ...

Hawkish central banks? Not the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
The release of the minutes of the Fed's and the ECB's June meetings have brought back financial market trepidation - sparked by last week's hawkish comments from central bank heads of the US, the Eurozone and the UK - that the end of cheap money is ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... 55.2 and is the strongest rate of expansion in the manufacturing sector since August 2014. The outlook is even better with sharp gains in new orders (63.5 in June from 59.5 in the previous month); production (62.4 from 57.1); new export orders (59.5 ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... that China's manufacturing PMI rebounded to a reading of 51.7 in June after slowing to 51.2 in April and May, driven by a sharp increase in export orders. The services sector also gained with the June PMI reading rising to 54.9 in June from 54.5 in May ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
With the prices of Australia's major commodity exports - coal and iron ore -- trending lower this year, let's all spend a minute silence and pray that yesterday's report of a massive slump in exports - down 8.0% in the month of April - was indeed an ...

MDA operator appoints distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... expanding administration capability of managed accounts and all marketing." Executive chairman of managedaccounts.com.au Don Sharp said the appointment comes as part of the group's strategy to invest further in sales and its ongoing expansion of the ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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