The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper | | | Japan's new prime minister was off to a relatively good start when assuming office, but now with a 28% contraction in GDP, he's got his work cut out for him. |
| | | | China's cruel to be kind policy is continuing to pay dividends, with its GDP expanding 4.9% in the 12 months to the September quarter. |
| | | | The rate of increase in infections is such that the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that death rates could be four to five times more by January 2021 than they were in April this year. |
| | | | The ABS's latest numbers may be better than market expectations but they still don't diminish the fact that Australia's labour market remains weak, leading RBA governor Philip Lowe to plan another cut. |
| | | | Australia will have a better economic outcome in the coming months if Australians ensure they keep spending and investing, according to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. |
| | | | The old adage that money can't buy happiness has been disproved, after Australian consumer sentiment surged by 11.9% in the month of October. |
| | | | The People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for forward contracts to 0% from 20% over the weekend, effectively giving its blessing to currency traders to "get shorty". |
| | | | There might be precious few worrying about the Morrison government's fiscal spending, but at the end of the day it will need to be recouped - whether through higher taxes, lower welfare spending or both. |
| | | | Labor leader Anthony Albanese has put the spotlight on childcare, aged care and social housing when delivering his budget reply speech. |
| | | | Australia's AAA rating will remain, but is hanging on by a thread following the government's budget announcement. |
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| | JAMIE WILLIAMSON State Super has appointed a new chief investment officer, replacing Gary Gabriel who departed for VFMC last year. | KANIKA SOOD Perpetual's strategies saw $2.7 billion in net outflows in the December quarter, taking its total assets to $89.2 billion. | | | ELIZA BAVIN The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released the key takeaways from its bi-annual survey of APRA-regulated super funds. | ELIZA BAVIN Thomas Bignill has left his role as co-chief investment officer and managing director of Mason Stevens after being a founding member of the company 11 years ago. |
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