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Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021

... an "American Families Plan" focused on domestic priorities as a companion to the $2.25T infrastructure effort. Washington Post reports plan expected to call for ~$1T in new spending and ~$500M in new tax credits." So much money could flood the system ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021

The monetary and fiscal masters of the US of A fronted the Senate Banking Committee - as required under the March 2020 COVID-19 relief law - singing a rendition of Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World. In his testimony, Federal Reserve chair ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021

... hard to put attention on anything else." He said he plans to focus on the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin and The Washington Post among other passions. "I've never had more energy, and this isn't about retiring. I'm super passionate about the impact I ...

Chief economist update: Japan's five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020

... first to be jabbed with the coronavirus vaccine but at this point supply remains limited. According to Factset: "Washington Post reported that Pfizer told the Trump administration it cannot provide substantial additional doses of its vaccine until late ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020

... that soon (by January next year) would replace the unpredictable, unconventional, unstable Donald Trump who the Washington Post labelled "Commander in Tweets". "He has used it to announce policy, move markets, attack the press, dispute reports, insult ...

Chief economist update: US-China tensions escalate

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020

... consulate" - The Guardian "China pledges to retaliate after U.S. orders closure of its consulate in Houston" - Washington Post "U.S. Orders China to Close Houston Consulate, Citing Efforts to Steal Trade Secrets" - The New York Times "China vows retaliation ...

Bezos adds billions

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020

... and privacy concerns. Alongside Amazon, Bezos also owns space exploration company Blue Origin and newspaper The Washington Post which he bought for $250 million in 2013. Bezos' ex-wife also saw a surge in her wealth, after obtaining a 4% stake in Amazon ...

Chief economist update: The second wave

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020

... starting to emerge in Texas, Florida, and California. This is in addition to Factset's report (quoting the Washington Post ) that: "Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Oregon, Florida and Utah all set new highs in seven-day ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019

... going to land and how that's going to impact the overall economy," GM chief executive Mary Barra told the Washington Post. The OECD prescribes: "If downside risks materialise and global growth looks set to be significantly weaker than projected ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018

... didn't offer any radical change on the treaty but merely a small incremental improvement. So much so that even the Washington Post likened it to "pouring old wines into new bottles." That may be, but according to the Washington Post's "Wonkblog" ...

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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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