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Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021

... the second state of emergency. The worst of the pandemic appeared to have passed when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo Abe - who resigned for health reasons - as Japan's prime minister on 16 September 2020. The number of daily new cases, active ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020

It's been just over a month when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo Abe - who resigned for health reasons -- as Japan's prime minister. It wasn't a great time for a handover given the significantly weakened state of the global and domestic ...

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020

... shallow and short-lived. This becomes not only possible but highly probable - to borrow from ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - with the aid of a "third arrow". Its name is China. The Australian economy would have been in a recession (like many ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020

So far fresh Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga is off to a good start. The Prime Minister takes over from Shinzo Abe at a time when the global economy appears to have seen the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Many governments have eased/lifted ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020

... security and trade issues involving the United States and China. Prime Minister Suga has very big shoes to fill in Shinzo Abe who unexpectedly resigned on August 28 for health reasons. After serving a year and a day as Japan's prime minister from ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020

Australian private new capital expenditure (capex) usually commands attention before and during its release for it provides an indication of domestic firms' optimism towards future growth as well as, itself, being a driving component of that growth. ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's lifting of the state of emergency in the country on May 25 has been rewarded with encouraging indications of recovery in the economy. This is highlighted by the improvement in the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI surveys. ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020

It was a magnificent Monday, 25 May 2020, for Japan for on this day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the country's state of emergency over. We salute you our Japanese brothers and sisters, for Japan has flattened its coronavirus curve despite ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) added another monetary policy term to our vocabulary at its March 2020 meeting - Enhancement of Monetary Easing - as it tries to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus. It had the same label for its expanded policy initiative ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018

... from recent developments pointing to continued stability --in government and monetary policy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in the just-concluded ruling party leadership vote indicates the continued progression on 'Abenomics'. At the same ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

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A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

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ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

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The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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