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Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... the economy and prices, and if we consider it necessary to achieve our price target, we'll consider easing policy." (Reuters).

Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
"Despite the weaker global impetus, we expect low interest rates and government spending to support a pick-up in New Zealand's GDP growth over 2019. Low interest rates, and continued employment growth, should support household spending and business ...

Chief economist update: Fed fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... the same period. The US dollar index is rising while at the same time emerging market currencies are collapsing. Thomson Reuters/CoreCommodity CRB Commodity Total Return Index's year to date return is negative 7.4%. "International developments." ...

UBS signs on Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... superannuation funds use for their direct investment options. In an arrangement signed off six weeks ago, Morningstar replaced Reuters, which had been the UBS Direct To Member platform vendor for markets data and news since 2011. Five large super funds ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... per Factset: "May also facing a potential no-confidence vote as an increasing number of Tories are trying to oust her (Reuters, the Times). Sterling trading at 20-month lows amid the rising Brexit uncertainty as PM May faces difficulties to sell the ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... expansion, the yield curve brings not so good tidings. Not surprisingly, commodity prices have been dropping. The Thomson Reuters/CoreCommodity CRB Commodity Total Return Index has fallen by 4.8% this year to date. The slowdown in China and the decline ...

Chief economist update: The winter of Australia's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
It would be the winter of Australia's agriculture sector if Rabobank's 'Winter Crop Production Outlook' report is any guide. The specialist agribusiness bank predicts that the country's national harvest would drop by 23% in the 2018/19 ...

Advice dealer group takes out governance award

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... compliance, risk, ethics and governance in their organisation." Westpac, NAB, ANZ, AMP, Commonwealth Bank, AIA and Thomson Reuters are principle members of the institute. Elders has just joined IOOF as part of the group's acquisition of ANZ Wealth's ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... Index and MSCI China Index - a culmination and fulfilment of MSCI's announcement made one year before. According to Reuters, the 234 China A-share companies have a combined market capitalisation of $21.969 billion. They will represent aggregate weights ...

Chief economist update: Emerging markets feel the heat as Turkey burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... a mix of local and foreign currencies." Deeper still, below is the list of banks most exposed to Turkey as compiled by Reuters: "Spain's BBVA (BBVA.MC), Italy's UniCredit (CRDI.MI), France's BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), Dutch bank ING (INGA.AS) ...