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Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... by its 2021 central scenario for the economy to grow by 3%, the unemployment rate to improve "a little below 5%", and inflation "expected to be close to 2%". The RBA's optimistic outlook is predicated on the "low level of interest rates, recent tax ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... growth in the Japanese economy, the yen's depreciation should help in the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) efforts to bring inflation up to its 2% target. Look ma, no hands! "Merkurisumasu, soshite, akemashite omedet?!" It's a mouthful but this Japanese ...

Chief economist update: As low as Lowe will go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
The RBA's growth and inflation forecasts and the Taylor Rule calls for just one more rate cut next year. So there we have it ladies and gents, the answer to every Australian's question du jour, how low will domestic interest rates go? I posed ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... had expected. The decline in housing prices and turnover weighed on household spending decisions and housing related inflation in the prices of new homes," it reads. "It has also reduced unincorporated business income related to the housing industry ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
Faced with slowing growth and above target inflation, what's a central bank to do? In the case of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), it's going for growth. In a surprise move, the Chinese central bank cut its seven-day reverse repo rate ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... there's one more. The cheap Australian dollar also makes Australian assets more attractive to foreign eyes. As for inflation, a cheaper Australian dollar means more expensive imports. Of course, this will depend on whether or not domestic companies ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... per cent this year and then for growth gradually to pick up to around 3%t in 2021." "The central scenario remains for inflation to pick up, but to do so only gradually. In both headline and underlying terms, inflation is expected to be close to 2% in ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... policy could respond in either direction to changes in the economic outlook in order to ensure a sustainable return of inflation to the 2% target." "The Committee will, among other factors, monitor closely the responses of companies and households to ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... the CPI might not look large, the drought is starting to impact on the prices paid by retirees," Fahy said. "Even with inflation running at a low rate many retirees will be in retirement for 25 years or more and need to take into account future price ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... currency war) without fighting. The yen's recent depreciation should help support Japan's economic growth and inflation over the coming months but only if it becomes persistent. Else, the BOJ would need to back up its words with concrete acti ...