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Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... supply chains of tariffs and non-tariff barriers. Farmers and fishers are worried about duties on sheep, beef and fish exports. Service businesses and the NHS talk of recruitment problems." But like the Y2K bug heading into the year 2000 - when fears ...

Chief economist update: The hazard of being a safe haven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... stronger yen, for sure and for certain, would continue to not only put downward pressure on inflation but also on Japan's exports and by extension, its economic growth.

Chief economist update: Greater than the Great Recession of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... imposed retaliatory tariffs on US imports (as China is doing now). US imports decreased by 66% between 1929 and 1933 and its exports plunged 61%. Ouch! We all know what happened thereafter -- the depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... pps from +1.5 pps); and, net trade (+3.5 pps from -3.0 pps) However, note the sharp turnaround in net trade was due to exports (down 3.3% in Q2) dropping by less than imports (down 12.9%) - reinforcing the general sense of uncertainty over Brexit, trade ...

Chief economist update: Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... over the yuan's weakness. A lower yuan would boost Chinese exporters' competitiveness but it would also stifle exports that compete with Beijing that, in turn, would lead into a price/currency war. In addition, cheaper Chines exports mean that ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... months earlier. The world's largest iron ore exporter (Australia, which accounts for around 50% of total world iron ore exports) has the biggest oil importer (China, which buys more than 65% of total imports) to thank for this, and perhaps US President ...

Chief economist update: Expect more of the same from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... for sobering reading. The upward adjustment in GDP growth was mainly due to a 0.4 percentage point contribution from net exports. Great! Except that a look at Japan's National Accounts show exports subtracted 0.4 points (down 2.4% in the March quarter) ...

Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... more rate cuts camp until this weekend's A$ drubbing. Just think about the boost a cheaper currency brings to our exports - more than 20% of GDP - despite the overhanging trade war. The free-floating A$ is now responding and doing what it does best ...

Chief economist update: The Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... Australian economy to grow by around 23/4 per cent in 2019 and 2020... supported by increased investment in infrastructure". Exports contributed another 0.2 pps to the March 2019 quarterly growth rate of 0.4% - a function of the lagged effects of the ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... of Australians expressed concerned about their money being invested in fossil fuels, gambling, weapons and live animal exports. Future Super offers members three investment options. The balanced index option excludes investments that don't meet the ...