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Global markets shaken by war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Global markets reacted to the news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine overnight, with analysts keeping a close watch on the conflict's impact on companies and economies. IG market analyst Kyle Rodda said he views the current situation as a growth and inflation ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... According to the Australian Financial Review that's how much Australia's sharemarket lost upon hearing the news that Russia has invaded Ukraine. Both the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index and the All Ordinaries index plunged by 3.0% on the day with ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh - Edwin Starr "Crude soars, and stocks and crypto bomb lower, as fears of a Russia-Ukraine war consume global markets" - Fortune.com (22 February 2022) "The Dow Falls Just Short of a Correction. Could the ...

Australia among the richest nations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... located in North America, Western Europe, and among the richer parts of East Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East. China and Russia are the core members of the "intermediate wealth" group of countries with mean wealth in the range of US$25,000 and US$100,000. ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... infectious and more deadly variants) and, away from the madding crowd... rising geo-political tensions - US versus China, Russia and Iran. It's also no secret that the S&P 500's valuation are stretched. Factset data shows it's now trading ...

Citi to exit consumer banking in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... entirely in a number of markets including Australia. China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Bahrain's Citi consumer franchises will also be impacted. However, Citi will continue to serve ...

Australian banks among most fined

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
Australian banks have taken the inauspicious title of second most fined in the world for 2020, according to new data. The research from Finbold found that US banks had to pay the most in fines of anywhere in the world - with 12 fines against US banks ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... pharmaceutical industry has at least five vaccines from four producers being tested in more than a dozen countries including Russia, Egypt and Mexico. Health experts say even if they are successful, the certification process for the United States, Europe ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... North America and portfolio management of Russell's GREITs funds. Prior to this, she worked in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia as an accounting intern and currency/inter-banking trader. Willis Towers Watson director of investments Australia Martin Goss ...

Chief economist update: The second oil price discounting wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Don't look now but it appears that it's not just COVID-19 seeing a second wave. Saudi Arabia is also taking a second bite on oil price discounting. Bloomberg reports that, Saudi Arabia's state producer, Saudi Aramco, has cut its key Arab ...