Global Geopolitical Series: Russia finds ‘Soybeans’ opportunity amid Sino-American trade war
Nov 09, 2018 09:26 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The ongoing Sino-American trade war, where so far, both the parties have refused to give in, is creating an opportunity to Russia farmers looking to replace U.S. Soybeans import by China. American and China have imposed...
USD/MYR likely to consolidate between 4.12-4.20 in near term, says Commerzbank
Nov 09, 2018 08:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The USD/MYR currency pair is expected to consolidate between 4.12-4.20 in the near term, according to the latest report from Commerzbank, besides, the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) staying on hold for at least the first half...
Australian September housing finance falls in line with expectations, further weakness likely
Nov 09, 2018 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias housing finance for the month of September fell in line with expectations in September, with declines across all segments. The recent fall in owner-occupier finance suggests that weaker sentiment is now also...
Nov 09, 2018 05:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Trump-Xi Summit is expected to deescalate the two nations trade tensions to some extent as Republicans are set to prepare for the US Presidential Election of 2020 after losing control of the House, according to the...
Australian long-term bonds gains after RBA says no strong case for near-term policy change
Nov 09, 2018 03:52 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian long-term government bonds gained during Asian session on Friday after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board said there is no strong case for any near-term policy change in its November Statement on Monetary...
Why we should worry less about retirement - and leave super at 9.5%
Nov 08, 2018 17:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Its conventional wisdom that Australians dont save enough for retirement. Most workers themselves think they wont have enough to retire on, and their concerns are rising. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Our new...
2 economic policies likely to change with Democrats in control of House
Nov 08, 2018 17:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the midterm elections was that, unlike 2016, there wasnt one. Polls and pundits expected Democrats would take control of the House and Republicans would keep the Senate, and thats exactly...
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