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Anthony Fensom
Anthony Fensom is an experienced business writer and communication consultant with more than a decade’s experience in the financial and media industries of Australia and Asia.
Having spent four years with Australia’s stock exchange, together with six years in Tokyo, Japan as a full-time writer, he has a keen awareness of the Asia-Pacific’s economic and financial issues.
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January 13, 2020
Up In Smoke: Australia’s Bushfires Darken Economic Outlook
By Anthony Fensom
In addition to the catastrophic human and environmental costs, Australia's fires will have a heavy economic toll.
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December 31, 2019
New Year Resolutions for Asia’s Biggest Economies
By Anthony Fensom
How China, Japan, and India should look to keep their economies on track in 2020.
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December 24, 2019
Asia’s Prize Winners From the Year of the Pig
By Anthony Fensom
Bestowing end-of-the-year accolades to Asian economies.
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August 15, 2019
Asia Slowdown: Are the Good Times Gone for Good?
By Anthony Fensom
Emerging Asia has seen remarkably stable growth since the global financial crisis. Is that trend now coming to an end?
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June 06, 2019
What Next For ‘Miracle Man’ Morrison?
By Anthony Fensom
Can Morrison and Australia's Coalition make the most of an unexpected election victory?
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May 21, 2019
Australia’s Election Delivers Morrison’s Miracle
By Anthony Fensom
In a shock upset, the ruling coalition will stay in government under Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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May 13, 2019
US Trade Tantrum: The Fallout for China and Asia
By Anthony Fensom
Trump just hiked U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods yet again. What does that mean for Asian economies?
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April 19, 2019
Green Shoots Sighted for Asia’s Economies
By Anthony Fensom
Growth projections remain cautious, but there are promising signs Asia may be snapping out of its slowdown.
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April 12, 2019
Asia’s Elections: Market Moving or More of the Same?
By Anthony Fensom
Predicting the economic impact of polls in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Australia, and more.
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March 18, 2019
6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality
By Anthony Fensom
The OCED estimates that 7.5 percent of global GDP is lost due to gender-based discrimination.
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February 20, 2019
How the Economy Factors Into Indonesia’s Elections
By Anthony Fensom
Looking at the candidates in the race to Indonesia's presidency.
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February 07, 2019
Japan 2019: Feast or Famine
By Anthony Fensom
Economist Jesper Koll on what to expect from Abenomics and Japan's economy in 2019.