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Chief economist update: A date with the RBA in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... increase QE. RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement gives us a wink and a nod: "Despite the strong recovery in economic activity, the recent CPI data confirmed that inflation pressures remain subdued in most parts of the Australian economy. A pick-up ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... number of daily coronavirus infections down, allowing easing of containment measures that is, in turn, reviving economic activity in the region. This is evidenced by IHS Markit's most recent PMI surveys. The IHS Markit flash Eurozone Composite PMI ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... not easy, to be calm when you've found, something going on." That "something" is the sharp improvement in economic activity underpinned by low interest rates, trillions of dollars of government support to households and businesses, falling coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... above its decade peak -- not a tall ask given current strong upward momentum and strong underlying fundamentals. Economic activity in most parts of the world have picked up the government's relaxed restrictions and/or businesses and consumers adapted ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... added employment and personal and business earnings these bring to both Australia and New Zealand would lift economic activity in both countries.

Chief economist update: RBNZ keeps policy steady on unsteady outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... incomes and employment in the tourism sector both in New Zealand and Australia", it also acknowledged that "Economic activity in New Zealand slowed over the summer months following the earlier rebound in domestic spending". This is compounded by the ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... course of the virus, including progress on vaccinations. The ongoing public health crisis continues to weigh on economic activity, employment, and inflation, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook". Not only that, the recent spike in US ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... report said. "Moreover, notwithstanding the easing of domestic COVID-19 restrictions and the continued rebound in economic activity over the past six months, the comfort of some households - especially those with low comfort - has begun to fall as financial ...

Chief economist update: Amber alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... coronavirus infections across the globe have been easing plus, there's the vaccine roll-out; US and international economic activity has rebounded from the deep freeze of 2020; there's easy from the Fed and more money coming from US President ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... goods to construction to solar panels, etc. - makes it a good contemporaneous (if not a leading) indicator of economic activity. Hence, the moniker Doctor Copper. China's - the world's biggest copper importer -- early return to growth in 2020 may have ...