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Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... this new strain is worse than 2003 SARS - severe acute respiratory syndrome - outbreak. So far, it is not. Based on Wikipedia stats, SARS infected 17 countries, with a total of 8273 cases reported and 775 deaths. But the coronavirus could still surpass ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... scare-mongering we've witnessed during the SARS epidemic of 2003 or that of the swine flu of 2009. According to Wikipedia, a total of 17 countries were affected by SARS - severe acute respiratory syndrome - with a total of 8273 cases reported between ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... 2018) nor the exchange rate, no more deutschmarks, just euros. Germany's fiscal spending is also limited. As per Wikipedia: "In 2009 Germany's constitution was amended to introduce the Schuldenbremse ("debt brake"), a balanced budget provision. ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... should change the nominal interest rate in response to changes in inflation, output, or other economic conditions." (Wikipedia) - prescribe? Applying the Taylor Rule formula, given the relative deviations of inflation (1.4% average of trimmed mean and ...

Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
The Fed's decision to maintain current policy settings at the conclusion of last night's FOMC meeting doesn't make for much except for self-congratulations and back-patting. What matters more is the forward guidance implicit in the FOMC ...

Chief economist update: Lock in two RBA rate cuts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... should change the nominal interest rate in response to changes in inflation, output, or other economic conditions." (Wikipedia). Applying the Taylor Rule formula, given the relative deviations of inflation (1.4% average of trimmed mean and weighted median) ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink." (Wikipedia).

Chief economist update: The Goldilocks rate of interest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... that matters more - what is the signal the flattening yield curve is trying to convey? The Taylor Rule according to Wikipedia is "a reduced form approximation of the responsiveness of the nominal interest rate, as set by the central bank, to changes ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... continue to prevail over the rest of 2018 remains to be seen for it could just be the "January effect" being in effect. Wikipedia describes this phenomenon as: "The January effect is the tendency of the stock market to rise between December 31 and the ...

The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... followed four days later by Black Monday, when it fell another 13%; and the next day, Black Tuesday, when it lost 12% more (Wikipedia) and the Great Depression followed." Not to spook but just to remind. Fortunately, the Fed (or one of them) is on the ...
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