Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030

Sep 06, 2019 07:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Growing interest in healthy and sustainable lifestyles could be worth about A$25 billion and make up about 10% of the value of Australias food and agribusiness sector by the end of next decade. These projections are...

Why we've the weakest economy since the global financial crisis, with few clear ways out

Sep 06, 2019 07:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The Australian economy is tepid, with consumer spending the weakest in ten years, business investment shrinking, and economic growth too weak to cover population growth. Were it not for very strong growth in export...

Sure, economic growth is low, but think about what's gone right

Sep 06, 2019 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Official figures released Wednesday show the Australian economy growing at the slowest pace since the financial crisis. GDP growth was only 0.5% for the June quarter, meaning that in the past year output grew by a...

South Africa's new economic proposals highlight the role of services

Sep 06, 2019 07:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

South Africas Finance Minister Tito Mboweni recently published a package of economic policy proposals that warrant serious consideration. They are aimed at reviving the flagging economy whose growth over the past five...

US tariffs on French wine: big talk, potentially unintended consequences

Sep 06, 2019 07:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

French wine has been the subject of an ongoing trade dispute between the United States and the European Union. In November 2018 President Donald Trump threatened to increase US tariffs on French wine, and in July he...

JGBs are relatively cheap; BoJ could widen or lower the 10-year JGB target range - DBS Bank

Sep 05, 2019 04:04 am UTC| Economy Commentary

The DBS Bank in its latest research report said that the Japanese government bonds (JGBs) are not cheap, but cheaper. Because of the control posed by Bank of Japans Yield Curve Control (YCC) policy, yields have slumped...

Australian bonds slump on mild easing in geopolitical tensions; 10-year yield hits 1-month high

Sep 05, 2019 03:28 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian government bonds slumped on Thursday as a mild easing in geopolitical tensions improved risk appetite, pushing the benchmark 10-year yield to a month high. However, the countrys underlying momentum in the...