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Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... appears that the Japanese government and the BOJ's are achieving their aim to raise inflation to 2.0% -- the annual headline CPI inflation rate was clocked at 1.6% in March while core inflation increased by 1.3% -- this is due to the "front loading" ...

BOE has a problem to smile about

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... on Jobs"? The good news on top of the good news is that UK inflation remains well-behaved. The annual harmonised headline CPI measure eased to 1.85% in January from 2.0% in the previous month and the core rate slipped to 1.63% from 1.7%. This allows ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... inflation expectations continue to be well anchored." And that's the rub-a-dub-dub, folks. Inflation's no probs - latest headline CPI rate at 1.5% and core at 1.7% -- it's a non-factor.A But the "6-1/2 percent" unemployment rate threshold is. If the ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... will stay there until the unemployment rate remains above 6.5% (now at 7.7%) and inflation is no more than 2.5% (headline CPI now at 1.6%). In 2012, it was renewed speculation of a break up of the euro sparked by the victory of anti-austerity crusader ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... better-than-expected core inflation print that has virtually assured his prediction becomes reality - maybe. Australian headline CPI inflation eased to 0.6% in the September quarter - in line with market expectations - from 0.9% in the second quarter. ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... repayment schedule. Cross over to the UK and you'll see that things are heating up there too - price-wise that, is. Headline CPI inflation spiked to an annual rate of 4.5 per cent in April from 4.0 per cent in the previous month. The Bank of England ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... all. QE2 was really meant for something. While growth stats have been picking up of late, inflation remains MIA. Headline CPI inflation increased by a less than expected 0.2 per cent in October, up 1.2 per cent on the year. Core inflation was flat for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday. The median market forecast had been for headline CPI growth at 0.8 per cent in the March quarter, for an annual pace of 2.8 per cent. Underlying inflation, the Reserve Bank ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... CPI (consumer price index) came out... the rate rise is looking a bit more likely," Mr Leppinus said. Australia's headline CPI rose 0.5 per cent in the December quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said on Wednesday. Economists had expected ...

25 bps to win Melbourne Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... weighted median was reported at 4.2 per cent. Although the Australian Bureau of Statistics' result was much milder - the headline CPI was 1.5 per cent in the second quarter and the core rate right smack in the middle of the target at 2.5 per cent. But ...