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Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... increased bond supply. The US Treasury expects to issue an extra US$1.3 trillion of bonds this year to finance Trump's tax cuts and fiscal spending.

Instant asset write off extended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... instant asset write off legislation passing through the Senate. Part of the Government's economic agenda to introduce tax cuts to business, the instant asset write-off helps small and medium businesses reinvest in their business by replacing or upgrading ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... LPL's rationale. Economic growth in the US had been growing and growing and growing, primarily boosted by Trump's tax cuts and fiscal spend. The US Federal Reserve while on a path towards higher interest rates, is doing it gently, gently. Don't ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... year. Those were the days of synchronised growth upswing, given more oomph by Trump's declared corporate and personal tax cuts and more fiscal largesse that'll send the tide of global economic activity rise even more and lift emerging markets' ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Consumer spending contributed 2.69 percentage points to the June quarter's overall growth. Solid employment growth and tax cuts have prompted American households to go on a spending splurge on both discretionary and non-discretionary items and durable ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... is Donald J. Trump. POTUS has gone against Keynes' counter-cyclical prescription by increasing fiscal spending - tax cuts and increased expenditure on infrastructure - at the same time that the US economy is growing at or near potential. Contrary ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... when measured against the headline CPI and 0.4% (from 0.5%) less the core CPI measure. The good news is that Trump's tax cuts could help ease the decline in real wages. The bad news, an escalation of Trump's war on trade goods sends consumer ...

Chief economist update: Weak wages a puzzle, could become a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... when measured against the headline CPI and 0.4% (from 0.5%) less the core CPI measure. The good news is that Trump's tax cuts could help ease the decline in real wages. The bad news, an escalation of Trump's war on trade goods sends consumer ...

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... There's the risk from Trump's protectionist policy and then there's the risk that the expansionary fiscal policy - tax cuts and infrastructure spending - won't be sustainable. "Most participants noted that uncertainty and risks associated ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... December. Household consumption is the biggest component of the economy, accounting for around 60% of GDP. The Budget tax cuts should help alleviate weak household finances and perhaps, stir stronger consumption (if not used to pay off high household ...