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Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... planet earth knows by now what this means - social restrictions, business closures, etc. that in effect, freezes economic activity. More so now that the directive was given more teeth after the Diet - Japan's Parliament - enacted laws introducing ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... rate of unemployment is closer to 10%, also saying: "The ongoing public health crisis continues to weigh on economic activity, employment, and inflation, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook." A rational enough rationale for Powell to ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... problems with vaccine distribution, and uncertainty about take-up" of the vaccine. The forecast upturn in global economic activity would underpin stronger trade. The IMF predicts world trade volumes to surge from a 9.1% drop in 2020 to growth of 8.0% ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... prompted authorities to impose restrictions and lockdown measures to stem the spread of the virus, could again slow economic activity, as it did in the first quarter of last year. As at 13 January 2021, China's National Health Commission (NHC) reported ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... has had to navigate through last year. Fiscal and monetary support provided a parachute to falling domestic economic activity so much so the Treasury upgraded its 2020-21 GDP growth forecast to an expansion of 0.75% (MYEFO) from a contraction of 1.5% ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... measures taken to control the spread of COVID-19. "The ongoing public health crisis will continue to weigh on economic activity, employment, and inflation in the near term, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term," the ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... it, the duration of it and the extent of the containment measures". And going forward, "While the rebound of economic activity in the third quarter was stronger than expected and the prospect for the rollout of vaccines was encouraging, the pandemic ...

Chief economist update: Confidence unlocks Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... taking a toll on their health system, Australia now has virtually zero cases and with that, the resumption of economic activity. Not surprisingly both consumer and business confidence continued to go on the up and up. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... is recovering better than initially expected, the RBA is limited in the tools it has at its disposal to spur economic activity. "I believe we can get back to the inflation target and acceptably low unemployment rates, some time over the next half decade," ...

Chief economist update: Dow 30 thousand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... re-imposition of social and business restrictions in a growing number of American states - threaten to re-freeze economic activity. "Be fearful." Boyoboyoboy, we're in trouble now... but only if, America's monetary and fiscal authorities do The ...