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Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021

Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021

... in a material world (sorry, that was Madonna). The easing of social and business restrictions in most countries on Planet Earth have lifted consumer demand and got factories humming to satisfy these demands. This would have been the start of a virtuous ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021

... to this day, social restrictions have been relaxed and businesses have resumed operations. All thanks to people on Planet Earth learning to live with the virus due to increased take-up of vaccinations. This, in turn, released consumers' pent-up demand ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021

... did it. While the pandemic and its more virulent variants remain to this day, the increasing pace of vaccination on Planet Earth - along with still accommodative monetary and fiscal policies - have allowed the easing of social restrictions and the re-opening ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021

... reduced vaccine efficacy - as demonstrated by the rise in infections in Israel (one of the very first country on Planet Earth to fully vaccinate its citizens) - remained the fear du jour for financial markets everywhere. In a sentence: Increased infections ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021

... state of emergency for another month in 11 prefectures. It was originally slated to end on February 7. Citizens of planet earth knows by now what this means - social restrictions, business closures, etc. that in effect, freezes economic activity. More ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021

... pandemic grounded planes, trains and automobiles and cruise liners and shuttered most factories and businesses on planet earth, driving down overall global demand and therefore, the price of oil. Demand for oil had been boosted by the cold weather in ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020

... widespread lockdowns, the recovery in both output and the labour market would be delayed." As with all other economies on planet Earth, the outlook is "dependent on containment of the virus". As with all other government and central banks around the ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020

... that despite the trillions of dollars or euros or yens or pounds, or whatever currency, that are currently flooding planet earth, core inflation measures in advanced economies continue to decelerate. This could be due to the lagged effects of monetary ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020

... fallout from the pandemic - and subsequent restrictions and lockdown measures imposed by nearly all governments on planet earth. Had it not been for the 1.3% contribution from imports, Australia would have been grieving a much worse March quarter. Then ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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