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Chief economist update: China shares inclusion in MSCI is a blessing and a curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... appreciation. So much so that by August 1 the Shanghai Composite Index and the SSE A-share index have tumbled into a bear market (technically defined as a 20% drop from the nearest top) and remained there to this day - both indices are down by 24.7% ...

Chief economist update: Japan feels the heat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... countries, and we are beginning to see this reflected in some forward-looking indicators..." While China - and its bear market in equities and the depreciating yuan - will immediately come to mind, Japan's also taking a hit. Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
The Shanghai Composite index's drop into bear market territory may have elicited some negative Trump thoughts, but China's response - through the accompanying depreciation of the yuan may have been "I'm taking you with me." Such is the ugliness ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... 2844.51 points from this year's peak of 3559.47 - a 20.1% dive that pushed the benchmark index into a technical bear market. It's down by 14% this year to date. Forget the 2018 China GDP growth forecasts that the mammoth international institutions ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... 2015 - there'll be some more volatility and cheaper buy ops to come. The $64 million question is if this presages a bear market in the making - technically defined as a 20% or more drop in US equities. Has good news (on the economy and in terms of the ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... years into a bull market, and while bull markets don't die of old age, it tells me we're 10 years closer to the next bear market and there will be turning points that will cause that to occur," he says. The comments come ahead of the Financial Standard ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... that iron ore was considered in a bull market (defined as a 20% and over increase from its nearest bottom) and in a bear market (defined as a 20% and over fall from its nearest top) at the same time. The recent rally could spawn an all-out bull market ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... that iron ore was considered in a bull market (defined as a 20% and over increase from its nearest bottom) and in a bear market (defined as a 20% and over fall from its nearest top) at the same time. This year to date, iron ore prices are down 10.9% ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... 300 Accumulation Index over rolling five-year periods. "It takes roughly three years to recover from one year of a bear market historically, so you effectively need to protect yourself against four years of capital loss," he said. "Finding the right ...

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... ore prices have risen by 32.5% from this year's low of US$53/tonne recorded on 13 June. But iron ore is also in a bear market - defined as a 20% drop from its nearest peak - that should encourage further price falls. As at last night, iron ore prices ...