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Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Brexit uncertainty has been removed. This is good. I would like to regurgitate the other good news with regards to the US-China trade war but, given Trump's state of mind and his unpredictability, I'll pass on this for Trump can always change ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... world's major economies, led by the Fed's on-going move towards policy normalisation. Then "Tariff Trump" happened, China slowed, Japan lurched a quarter away from recession, Eurozone's economic activity lost momentum underscored by the contraction ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... weighing its countercyclical options. The recent arrest of the Huawei executive in Canada has just upped the ante on the US-China trade battle and adds to the list of challenges the world faces. One that's voiced out by IMF managing director Christine ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... risk factors are clouding the market and economic outlook, including falling house prices locally, political risks the U.S.-China trade conflict and tightening global monetary policies," Jenneke said. Jenneke - who runs the firm's Australian Equity Strategy ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... - steady interest rates. This is because the RBA will find that although global growth is continuing - and the latest US-China trade war got a stay of execution over the weekend (Trump will hold off from raising the 10% tariff on Chinese exports to 25% ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... upped their capital spending plans in the face of multiplying challenges - trade war, Fed hikes, global slowdown led by China and melting emerging markets, Brexit, wobbly share markets and on the domestic front, record high household debt levels, stagnant ...

Chief economist update: Powell Power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... guessing... including the Fed. Still, Powell's latest recantation indicates that the Fed put is back on. A deterioration in US-China trade talks or increased tariffs on both sides should drive a greater dovish slant from the Fed.

Chief economist update: The art of the deal in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... President Donald Trump's "The Art of the Deal" in real-time, live and in action? Ever since Trump declared a trade war with China in late March this year, there have been actual implementations, threats, some concessions and now it's good cop ...

BlackRock appoints regional head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... and our clients' needs, particularly in Asia Pacific. She helped develop the firm's long-term growth strategy for China, and has been a key voice in our strategy for retirement, wealth, alternatives and sustainable investing. Geraldine has the ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... now. Yesterday's up move and today's fall could both be explained. In the current context, market up because US-China trade war shows signs of easing, Brexit negotiations smooth, Fed to ease up on hikes, employment up, spending up, company earnings ...