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Chief economist update: Expect more of the same from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... for sobering reading. The upward adjustment in GDP growth was mainly due to a 0.4 percentage point contribution from net exports. Great! Except that a look at Japan's National Accounts show exports subtracted 0.4 points (down 2.4% in the March quarter) ...

Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... more rate cuts camp until this weekend's A$ drubbing. Just think about the boost a cheaper currency brings to our exports - more than 20% of GDP - despite the overhanging trade war. The free-floating A$ is now responding and doing what it does best ...

Chief economist update: The Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... Australian economy to grow by around 23/4 per cent in 2019 and 2020... supported by increased investment in infrastructure". Exports contributed another 0.2 pps to the March 2019 quarterly growth rate of 0.4% - a function of the lagged effects of the ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... of Australians expressed concerned about their money being invested in fossil fuels, gambling, weapons and live animal exports. Future Super offers members three investment options. The balanced index option excludes investments that don't meet the ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... midst of its escalating trade war with China. According to Bloomberg, Beijing has readied plans to restrict rare earth exports to America with Reuters reporting: "China's Commerce Ministry... will draft a list of foreign companies, organisations ...

Chief economist update: Devilish details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... But is it? As always, the devil is in the details and the details are devilish. Japan's National Accounts show net exports accounted for 0.4 percentage points of the 0.5% growth in the March quarter. Nothing wrong with this except that, the details ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... spending being maintained in both the corporate and household sectors..." However, the BOJ downgraded its outlook for exports though, saying that, "exports have shown some weakness recently" and are "projected to show some weakness for the time being." ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... growth. "Japan's economy is expanding moderately, with a virtuous cycle from income to spending operating, although exports and production have been affected by the slowdown in overseas economies... it is likely to continue its moderate expansion." ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... income to spending being maintained in both the corporate and household sectors..." The BOJ did downgrade its outlook for exports though, saying "exports have shown some weakness recently" and are "projected to show some weakness for the time being". ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... de facto monetary policy easing. Just think of the all the good a lower exchange rate does for the Australian economy - exports more competitive in the global market; earnings abroad becomes greater through currency translation; Australians spend their ...