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Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... forecast. Because of the red metal's copious and pervasive use in industries - from car manufacturing to electrical goods to construction to solar panels, etc. - the uplift in global economic growth should, in turn, lift demand for the red metal. ...

Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... Australia's international trade surplus declined in February, it's still in surplus. The country's surplus on goods and services to the tune of $7.5 million in February, notwithstanding China's restrictions on a number of Australian imports. ...

Amundi revamps climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... will ensure that employees that will be involved in industries that need restructuring can find new jobs and that consumer goods are accessible at low prices. In addition, the fund aims to ensure the costs and benefits of the transition are shared and ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... 45.7 in February. Here's Markit's findings on the region's inflation: "The surge in demand for manufactured goods is meanwhile stretching supply chains to an unprecedented extent, in turn pushing costs up at the fastest rate for a decade. ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
The global pandemic has not only changed the way consumers buy goods and services, but also spurred stronger demand for robo-advice to help improve their financial wellbeing, a new survey finds. Software firm Oracle's Money and Machines 2021 report ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... economic fortune is changing... of the stronger. "Prospects have improved over recent months with signs of a rebound in goods trade and industrial production becoming clear by the end of 2020. Global GDP growth is now projected to be 5.6% this year ...

Chief economist update: The cloud over the rainbow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... monetary policy largesse have flooded the world economic system with mo' money that'll eventually end up in higher prices for goods and services that, in turn, will make it imperative for global central banks and fiscal authorities to reverse loose policy ...

Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... inflation: "In the relatively near term, a number of participants suggested that there could be increases in the prices of some goods whose production has been subject to supply chain constraints, or soon could be; others anticipated that a possibly ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... in March 2020. Because of the red metal's copious and pervasive use in industries - from car manufacturing to electrical goods to construction to solar panels, etc. - makes it a good contemporaneous (if not a leading) indicator of economic activity. ...

You can't hate Trump but love the S&P 500: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... S&P 500 stocks as new research shows these companies are likely to donate more to the Republicans than to the Democrats. Goods Unite Us mapped political donations from S&P 500 companies to political parties and found 54% of them donated more to the Republican ...