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Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... external trade account. China is the country's top export market - accounting for around 33% of Australia's total exports. Australia's exports account would also suffer from the drop in commodity prices hit by the slowing China growth outlook. ...

Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... the current stance of monetary policy will likely remain appropriate". This is because while "business investment and exports were weak, largely reflecting sluggish growth abroad and trade developments... the fundamentals supporting household spending ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... global growth." "The easing of monetary policy...has also had an effect on the exchange rate, which boosts demand for our exports. So, it is working." Then again, if easier monetary policy is working, why are many economists and the financial markets ...

Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... economy, assisting the growth of Australian companies and startups, creating employment opportunities and increasing our exports," Hedley said. "However the hard figures do not account for the longer-term economic and other benefits of the scheme." Hedley ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... withstand without affecting their overall revenues? Higher prices would boost their income but negated by lower output and exports as well as the demand for oil.

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... global economy. The US will benefit from the promised increased purchases from China. China will benefit from increased exports from the easing/reversal of the global growth slowdown. Everybody wins. Latest stats out of China also provide hope. The economy ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... the value-added tax (VAT) in October last year. The economy is also suffering from acute weakness in manufacturing and exports, particularly those to China, alongside declining consumer confidence." "In response, the government is providing significant ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... slowdown. That said, about a third of these developing economies are projected to decelerate during the year ahead as exports and investments weaken. The outlook is also shadowed by the debt that has been accumulated by these economies, with total debt ...

Rising tensions to weigh on markets: Moody's

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... uncertain for some time should an outright military conflict start." Moody's predicts that restrictions to oil and gas exports will be effected, impacting not only the middle-east region but also the world. "A lasting conflict would have wide-ranging ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... driven by public spending - government consumption added 0.2 pps to growth; government investment added 0.1 pps - and net exports (exports minus imports) which contributed 0.1 pps). Enough with the details, the bottom line is that "the gentle turning ...