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Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... gradually over the coming decade as central banks and governments err on the side of creating a slightly higher level of inflation than perhaps they've targeted in the past. Janus Henderson's index showed the world's government debt tally ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ keeps policy steady on unsteady outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... spending". This is compounded by the uncertain effects of the government's tighter policies on housing on house prices, inflation and employment. All up, the RBNZ concludes that the country's economic "outlook remains highly uncertain, determined ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... historical average of 30.5% for the ninth straight week this year. Never mind the recent back up in bond yields due to rising inflation expectations. This is because most major central banks, led by the Fed, deem near-term inflationary pressures only ...

Chief economist update: Europa rides the bull once again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... until at least the end of March 2022" and "stands ready to adjust all of its instruments, as appropriate, to ensure that inflation moves towards its aim in a sustained manner, in line with its commitment to symmetry". Former ECB president Mario Draghi ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... supportive monetary conditions until its goals are achieved. The board will not increase the cash rate until actual inflation is sustainably within the 2-3% target range. For this to occur, wages growth will have to be materially higher than it is currently. ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... the stops. But while this is sending the American economy to a roaring 2020's, it's also sparking concern over inflation and soaring US debt - according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), America's public debt soared from US$9 trillion ...

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... demand, accommodative financial conditions, and the government's economic measures." The Japanese central bank sees inflation remaining negative in the near-term but expects it "to turn positive and then increase gradually, since downward pressure ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Expansion in private sector activity with a dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... banks to do in the wake of COVID-19, but it has unintended consequences," Fisher said. "There is no wage growth, no inflation but the cost of living has been skyrocketing. There is no money being paid on savings in the bank, which is untenable particularly ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... an unemployment rate of 4.5% (from 5.0% predicted three months before). The Fed predicts a temporary acceleration in inflation (the PCE price index) to 2.4% this year, before easing to 2.0% in 2022 and 2.1% in 2023. However, this runs counter to sharply ...