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Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... it was just a month ago that fears of an upcoming US recession was the spook du jour portended by the inversion of the US yield curve. Since then, the yield curve has become positive, the VIX index - or the fear gauge - has come down and now US equities ...

L1 eyes $70m for UK property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... financial planning groups and rich investors hunt opportunities for attractive yields. The fund is targeting a distribution yield of 6-7%. It will invest in residential blocks of flats outside of London where it believes the yields are growing largely ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... maintained current interest rate settings and promised to continue with quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) with yield curve control aiming to achieve the price stability target of 2%. It's optimistic outlook noted that: "Japan's ...

ASIC outlines enforcement efforts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
In the second half of last year ASIC brought criminal proceedings against nine individuals on 76 charges, with four people imprisoned as a result and $12.7 million imposed in civil penalties. ASIC also disqualified 28 directors and there were 72 instances ...

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... the laws of physics) remain unchanged, no matter how much it's justified that "this time is different", such as the US yield curve. Or more specifically, the inversion of the US yield curve that predicted every US recession since 1955 (the earliest ...

Chief economist update: A question of when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... be too presumptuous of moi but Factset's report that "Dallas Fed President Kaplan (nonvoter) told the WSJ the recent yield-curve inversion could be a signal to lower rates, but depends on its magnitude and duration (perhaps months) and "we're ...

Chief economist update: Woe to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... is up 7.2% and China's Shanghai composite index is up 21.2%. "Bond yields have been falling: US 10-year Treasury bond yield down by 0.09% to 2.59% since the start of 2019; Australia down by 0.34% to 1.98%; Eurozone down by 0.16% to 0.08%; Japan down ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... individual companies based on three filters: a high return on equity, low levels of debt and a decent level of dividend yield. Campbell says the income component is vital to have in a portfolio. "Capital gains, you might get you or might not and you ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... Monetary policy remains unchanged - "The bank will continue with "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with Yield Curve Control," aiming to achieve the price stability target of 2%, as long as it is necessary for maintaining that target ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... composite index is up 21.2%. This makes perfect sense, especially given bond yields have been falling: US 10-year treasury bond yield down by 0.09% to 2.59% since the start of 2019; Australia down by 0.34% to 1.98%; Eurozone down by 0.16% to 0.08%; and ...