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Chief economist update: Eurozone good news to get worse before it gets better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... restrictions, among them the single currency region's biggest economies - Germany, France, Italy and Spain. This relative optimism is reflected in the sharp drop in the VStoxx (Euro Stoxx 50 Volatility Index) - the eurozone's version of the fear ...

Chief economist update: No escaping the inverted yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... market, and inflation near our symmetric 2% objective." In other words... the Fed is done cutting interest rates. This optimism is consistent with the December 2019 dot plot of FOMC participants' assessment of appropriate monetary policy where 13 ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... non-manufacturing employment index to 47 from 55.6 in February; and hiring plans contained in the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (which fell by 8.1 points to a reading of 96.4 in March - the largest monthly decline in the survey's history) dropped ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... late '90s Tech Bubble." Equity prices are likely to fall further in the coming weeks, he said. "We still see too much optimism priced into recent market action. The question on everyone's mind is, 'Will we re-test the bottom?'" Lafferty said. "With only ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... spring make but these early signs that these nations are getting the spread of the virus under control should help restore optimism... or more bluntly, prevent further drops in sentiment - household, business and investor. Consumer confidence dropped ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... local stimulus funds; $130B for hospitals; and expanded unemployment benefits," according to Factset. The news generated optimism in the markets but the overriding question is will this new-found hope repeat the short burst of confidence generated with ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... January 2020 from a 6-1/2-year low of -2 in December 2019. It is likely that the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) optimism has infected sentiment among businesses and consumers. Recall RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement at the conclusion of ...

Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... the US consumer - them who account for around 70% of the US economy - their propensity to spend that's backed up by optimism and wherewithal to do so. According to Gallup's annual "Mood of the Nation" survey (conducted January): "Nearly six in ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... market highs were covering up challenging local fundamentals. "Australia's market has been pulled along by the global optimism, even though local fundamentals are far more challenging," he said. "Australia's economic and corporate earnings outlook ...

Chief economist update: Fundamentally overvalued

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... interest rates, the Morrison government's recent commitment to spend and the overall reduction in uncertainty and optimism over the global economy would allow Australian economic fundamentals to catch up with elevated stock market prices.