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Chief economist update: A pretty picture of the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... year. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... from growth. Trump could either ramp up his war on trade or eventually succumb to economic dynamics. Economics Chief economist update: Weak wages a puzzle, could become a problem BY BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018 10:50AM "I think the economy's ...

Chief economist update: The Goldilocks rate of interest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
The neutral interest rate is the Goldilocks level of the fed funds rate - not too cold that it would continue stimulating growth (and lift inflation) and not too hot that it would cause economic activity to slow. Ho-hum. US Federal Reserve Chairman ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil slips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... 2019. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... higher. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.

APRA tells banks to prepare for financial storm clouds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
The chairman of Australia's prudential regulator wants banks to take advantage of a relatively good climate and build financial resilience before storm clouds form. Speaking at an Australian Business Economists lunch yesterday, APRA chairman Wayne Byres ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... eyes. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.

Chief economist update: Fed funds at five point O

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
The absence of fresh threat tweets from the US president has allowed me to take a fresh look at the US non-farm payrolls report released over the weekend. It was good. Nah, it was excellent, the stuff of every central bank's dream. US non-farm payrolls ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... comply. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... curve. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and stock market analyst. Check out his economics analysis here.