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Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... same year. However, most other economies use the year-on-year growth rate and applying this to the latest US National Accounts update, America's economy continues to power on. US GDP grew by 3.1% in the year to the December 2018 quarter, up from ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... officials and investors must be wiping the sweats from their foreheads after the Cabinet Office released its latest National Accounts report and showed the country dodged a recession. Japanese GDP grew 0.3% in the December 2018 quarter following a 0.7% ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... which has occurred since November." The BOE was spot on. Perhaps it's already seen in advance the UK's National Accounts report for the December 2018 quarter, perhaps not. But the point is that the British economy has indeed slowed sharply in ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... and thereby, act as a shock absorber to the global shocks buffeting the domestic economy. The disappointing National Accounts - where GDP slowed to an annual rate of 2.8% in the September quarter (from 3.1% in the previous one) - bears this out with ...

Chief economist update: Shopaholics drive US growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... second quarter) due largely to a drop in US soybean exports to China. The inflation measures embedded in the US National Accounts would surely give President Donald Trump more ammunition on his verbal attack on the US Federal Reserve. This is because ...

Chief economist update: Keep one eye open on the housing market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... counting) - as well as making only minor tweaks to its policy statement. With the results of the second quarter National Accounts on hand, the RBA had to underscore the latest result showing that the economy grew by 3.4% in the year to the June quarter ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... inventory re-stocking is not "unwanted". The strength in household consumption reported in the June quarter National Accounts justifies businesses outlook to rebuild inventories. The Australian economy expanded by a stronger than expected 0.9% in the ...

Chief economist update: Japan's sun shines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... notwithstanding the yen's 1.4% appreciation vis-a-vis the greenback this year to date. The details of the national accounts also provide positive underpinnings for the Japanese economy with growth primarily driven by domestic private demand. Private ...

PPS Mutual creates state manager role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... issues facing advisers. Her experience in wealth and financial advice spans 13 years, having worked at TAL as national accounts manager of the platforms business, responsible for overseeing relationships with investment platforms and other key partnerships. ...

Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... from the biggest contributor to US GDP growth (70%) in the second quarter. Recall that the first quarter US National Accounts showed the contribution from personal consumption expenditures to growth in March quarter dropped to just 0.6 percentage points ...