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Inflation expected to have peaked: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... (RBA) has forecast that headline CPI (7.8%) is expected to be the peak in this economic cycle. In a monetary policy statement, the RBA said CPI is still high, affecting a range of goods and services. Global factors such as supply chain disruptions caused ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ will run out of patience next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... sustainable level. Meeting these requirements will necessitate considerable time and patience." The RBNZ's monetary policy statement suggests that that time is near, and patience would run out by the third quarter of next year. This is because New ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Browse through recent monetary policy statements released by many central banks around the world and you'll notice a central theme - economic recovery starting this year powered by vaccinations, eased restrictions (in some countries), adaptation ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... though has become concerned and it showed in RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement in his December monetary policy statement. There were no references to "China" - its defeat of the virus and advancing growth momentum in the recent one - compared ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... would leave the EU without a deal sometime around August this year. The Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy statement published after the monetary policy committee meeting of October 7 - where it kept policy settings unchanged - was more optimistic ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... markets that there could be more rate reductions to come. Table 6.1 "Key forecast variables" from the "Monetary Policy Statement, May 2019" release shows the RBNZ expects the OCR to drop from 1.8% in March 2019 to 1.4% by March next year. This compares ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... nominated "the slowdown in overseas economies, particularly in the Chinese economy" and from the bank's monetary policy statement released after its March meeting, "...US macroeconomic policies and their impact on global financial markets; the consequences ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... grow by around 3% this year." Note: It cut its 2020 growth forecast to 2.75% from 3.25% in the February Monetary Policy Statement. However, the labour market is generally considered a lagging indicator and given the on-going weakening in business activity ...

Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... achieving the inflation target over time." That's what RBA Governor Philip Lowe said yesterday in his monetary policy statement, explaining the rationale behind the Australian central bank's record 30th month to keep the official cash rate unchanged ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
"As safe as houses" is generally an expression which means with no risk of failure. The US sub-prime crisis (circa 2008-2009) showed us this is no longer the case. The continued drop in Australian property prices provides a warning sign that it could ...
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