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Red tape to slow recovery: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... maintained. And we have done this with around 90% of our staff working from home." Lowe said that despite evidence that the central banks package has been working as expected, he warned against increasing regulation. "Over the past 20 years whenever ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... Federal Reserve is looking at implementing yield curve control (to step up its support for the economy); the European Central Bank (ECB) warning that the Eurozone economy is approaching its worst-case scenario (a 12% drop in 2020 GDP); Japan unleashing ...

Is the worst yet to come?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... which will result in a huge budget deficit. "A fair bit of my time is spent thinking about the idea of the penetration of central banks into asset markets," Doyle said. "We are all used to central banks buying government bonds and asset backed securities ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
"I did my best But I guess, my best wasn't good enough..." - 'Just Once', James Ingram The European Central Bank (ECB) launched a new €750 billion asset purchase programme in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The following ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... see today's extraordinary policy measures as increasing inflation risks over the medium term," the Institute said. "Central banks could be more willing to tolerate inflation overshoots despite the upward pressure on rates from high debt levels, as ...

Chief economist update: V could still become W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... activity. Although they have limited the extent of the downturn, I remain doubtful whether the trillions of dollar spent by central banks and fiscal authorities could have turned around investor sentiment this early. In my book it's the easing, not ...

USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... diversify an Australian portfolio. "The US dollar has traditionally been viewed as a safe-haven asset, with most global central banks keeping it as a reserve currency and many international transactions conducted in the US dollar," Walesby said. "The ...

First Sentier rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... levels of investment autonomy. Our commitment to incorporating ESG principles across processes and strategies remains central to each investment approach," the spokesperson said.

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... China's official manufacturing and services PMI rebounded back into expansion territory (above 50) in March and April - central command has moved to prevent a repeat of last year's protests. At the National People's Congress (NPC) held on ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... looking through the short-term pain and dismal economic data to focus instead on support measures from governments and central banks to push equity markets higher, he said. "Our view is that weakness in economic data just means the economy is weak, and ...