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Economics

Japanese consumers a tad more confident

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Japanese consumers' confidence had been slowly improving since hitting a three-year low reading of 37 back in April 2014.

China's low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
The bad news is that it reinforces prevailing fears that China's economic slowdown is gaining momentum.

China's January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
Where's the January effect when we need it most?

SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Applications for Significant Investor Visas (SIVs) have fallen dramatically since new rules requiring investment in start-ups and emerging companies were introduced in July.

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
But doesn't the ECB's decision to announce less-er stimulus than what markets were expecting also imply the central bank's confidence in the Eurozone economy?

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Key words: "economy performing well"; "policy remains accommodative"; "normalizing interest rates is likely to proceed gradually". What's there to unlike?

Be alert to recession amid growth headwinds: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Australia is still someway off rebalancing its economy following the end of the mining boom and investors must consider the real possibility of recession, warns PIMCO.

RBA Gov on Fed lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
The much-speculated, much-debated, much-awaited lift-off is upon us.

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
"More than half of economists polled predict federal-funds rate back near zero within next five years".

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Low commodity prices and less demand from China are likely to translate into lacklustre equity market returns in 2016, according to Australian Unity Investments' outlook for the year ahead.