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No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... remains modest in the near term but picks up significantly over the forecast period; and that more subdued household spending growth is largely balanced by a pickup in other components of demand." These are also "conditioned on the assumptions that the ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... and the slowest pace in three years. Uglier still, because the National Accounts show a sharp deceleration in household spending growth - that which makes up around 70% of national output -- to 0.3% (annualised) in the March quarter from 3.5% in the ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... moderate but remain above potential. At the same time, its composition is expected to broaden as the pace of household spending, especially residential investment, slows while the contributions from exports and business investment increase. The Bank ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... slowest pace (2.7%) in nearly four years. This is concerning because retail spending -- a major component of household spending which, in turn, accounts for roughly 60% of GDP -- had been on a trend decline at least over the past two years. The details ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... outlook remains positive, supported by ongoing accommodative monetary policy, strong population growth, increased household spending and rising construction activity."...and "Headline inflation has returned to the target band as past declines in oil ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... reports note that the latest update on the Japanese consumer provided mixed, if not confusing, messages. Japanese household spending fell by 1.0% in the month of October after growing by 2.8% in the previous month. Japanese retail sales surged by 2.5% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... Korea's economic growth eased slightly to 0.7% in the third quarter from 0.8% in the three months to June as household spending and private investment grew at a slower rate. Market expectations were for a 0.6% quarterly growth rate. Year-on-year, South ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... plus 7 from plus 4 in August and the major purchase index increasing to a reading of plus 9 from plus 7. Japan household spending Already flagged by the worse than expected 2.1% year-on-year decline in retail sales (reported yesterday), Japanese household ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... This is because falling prices spawn expectations of more price falls, discouraging consumers from spending - household spending and retail sales posted their fifth straight year-on-year decline in July. This would lead to lower sales, lower company ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... Fed, instead, would soon be resuming its run... the other way because the labour market has "strengthened" and household spending is "growing strongly". Recent updates on these two indicators - both stronger than expected - have stoked speculations that ...