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US Economy
Two groups of stocks are about to send crisis-era signals on the economy
(June 25): The S&P 500 is at a record, but areas of the stock market with a reputation for economic prescience are sending warning signals that hearken to the global financial crisis.
June 25, 2019
Global Economy
Bernanke admits Fed made mistakes combating financial crisis 10 years ago
WASHINGTON (Sept 13): Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that policy makers made two critical errors fighting the financial crisis a decade ago: They failed to see it coming with such force then underestimated how much economic dama
September 13, 2018
Global Economy
Are we headed for another recession?
SINGAPORE (Sept 7): The outcome of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has altered the business and economic landscape — for better or worse.
September 07, 2018
Commentary
Millennials sit out the bull stock market: Barry Ritholtz
(Sept 6): What has happened to the generation of investors that came of age in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? The evidence suggests their experiences scarred them deeply, though we don’t yet know if this psychologic
September 06, 2018
Global Economy
What has improved 10 years after Lehman: DBS
SINGAPORE (Sept 4): This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Global Financial Crisis or Lehman Crisis that sent shock waves through the global financial system.
September 04, 2018
Global Markets
Emerging Asia hit by biggest foreign investor exodus since 2008
BANGKOK (June 18): A falling tide lowers all boats, it seems. Amid an exodus from emerging markets, investors are pulling out of even Asian economies with solid prospects for growth and debt financing.
June 18, 2018
Global Economy
Asian consumption on upward trend despite weak G7 growth in 2018: Oxford Economics
SINGAPORE (May 25): Relatively weak consumption growth is likely to persist across G7 nations this year, says Oxford Economics on the belief that the impact of a recovery in real incomes will be dampened by higher oil prices and waning wealth effects go
May 25, 2018
Investing strategies
Learn to profit from volatility in this year of normalisation, Lombard Odier CIO tells investors
SINGAPORE (Feb 20): Sharp movements in markets have been a wake-up call for complacent investors, but this should not have come as a surprise, says Lombard Odier Private Bank in its CIO Viewpoint February report.
February 20, 2018
Global Economy
Central banks find that a tool to curb bubbles is doing the job
SINGAPORE (Dec 4): Central bankers are starting to see promising results from one of the recent additions to their monetary policy toolbox.
December 04, 2017
3 ways this ETF could be a useful defensive portfolio component
SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Phillip Capital is highlighting ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as a defensive addition to investor portfolios, given recent geopolitical events and global market volatility.
September 07, 2017