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Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... rates slowed in the US from 2.2 in Q3 to 1.9% in Q4; in the Eurozone from 1.6% to 1.5%; in the UK from 2.1% to 1.9%; in Japan from 1.7% to.7%; in India from 7.7% to 7.3%. Growth stalled in China at 6.9% over the same period. While the latest National ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... or both. This would likely put downward pressure on the euro (upward pressure on the A$/euro exchange rate). The Bank of Japan follows when it checks on its policy on the 15th of March. It also promised to take interest rates deeper into negative if ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... standards. The US remains the world's largest pension market with US$21.8 trillion followed by the UK with US$3.2 trillion, Japan with US$2.7 trillion and Canada with US$1.53 trillion. But in contrast to Australia's almost double digit annual growth ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... survey indicate the weakest pace of economic growth for just over a year, but deflationary forces intensified." Markit/Nikkei Japan flash manufacturing PMI dropped to 50.2 in February. Yup, also still above 50... but only just and is the lowest reading ...

Drummond resignation prompts NAB leadership changes

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... and has worked closely with the executive leadership team. He has also worked as a senior executive at Deutsche Bank in Japan and Australia. Lennon will commence in his new role on 15 March 2016, which will also be Drummond's final day at NAB. The bank's ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
The underlying growth in dividends paid by Australian companies grew 14.8% in 2015, comfortably ahead of the 9.9% rise in global dividends. According to the Henderson Global Dividend Index, global dividends reached $1.15 trillion in 2015, an increase ...

Returns gap fuels 'dashboard' debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
A revival of industry fund outperformance could play a major role in ongoing policy debate that is splitting the superannuation industry into two distinct factions. New research from Rainmaker Information, released in the latest edition of the Rainmaker ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... volatility in financial and commodity markets, and geopolitical risks." This was the BOJ's message in its 29 January statement: "Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately... Recently, however, global financial markets have been volatile against ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... policy (ZIRP); quantitative and qualitative easing; "quantitative and qualitative easing with a negative interest rate"; Japan's tried them all. Everybody and his dog - the young generation, at least - would cite the Fed when talkin' 'bout QE. But it ...

Global central banks going for the cut

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... global backdrop. "With the exception of the Fed, central banks are doing more rather than less. We saw it with the Bank of Japan and we expect the ECB to move further into negative territory. Those cuts are likely. It's a consistent theme."