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Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... support. What's wrong with that? What's there to fear? It'll be a good sign if the Fed - followed by other central banks - reduce policy accommodation tomorrow, indicating a return to pre-coronavirus normal.

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... including progress on vaccinations." COVID-19's still devastating many parts of the world. The Fed and other central banks and governments aren't going to rest easy until the pandemic is over and done with.

Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... recovery is gaining momentum. Mea culpa, but I've forgotten to include the commitment and assurances from global central banks and governments to keep on giving until the yoke of yesterday gives way to a better tomorrow. Latest readings from Markit ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Browse through recent monetary policy statements released by many central banks around the world and you'll notice a central theme - economic recovery starting this year powered by vaccinations, eased restrictions (in some countries), adaptation ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... said. Sivapalan predicts risk-free rates will begin to gradually trend upwards gradually over the coming decade as central banks and governments err on the side of creating a slightly higher level of inflation than perhaps they've targeted in the ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... lesser safe-haven purchases) in the revival of global economic activity. This confidence is backed by assurances from central banks and governments around the world to keep monetary policy and fiscal policy accommodative until the economic recovery becomes ...

Super funds need to get on board with crypto: Carnegie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... 20-year-olds. It's not a particularly comfortable place to be," he said. "But it's been made easy by the fact that central banks all around the world have just been printing so much money and borrowing so much. Yes, people can argue that there ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... year. Never mind the recent back up in bond yields due to rising inflation expectations. This is because most major central banks, led by the Fed, deem near-term inflationary pressures only transitory while at the same time emphasising their commitment ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... that upgraded Australia's 2021 GDP growth forecast by 1.3 percentage points to 4.5%. But like most other world central banks, the RBA cannot afford to rest on its laurels because "there are still considerable uncertainties regarding the outlook" ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... getting richer and the poor getting poorer. "The zero-interest rate policy was absolutely the appropriate thing for central banks to do in the wake of COVID-19, but it has unintended consequences," Fisher said. "There is no wage growth, no inflation ...