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Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... Australia's external trade accounts. Below are the World Bank's predictions in its April "Commodity Markets Outlook": Crude oil prices remain projected to average $55/bbl in 2017, an increase of 26 percent over 2016. Metals prices are projected to rise ...

Sovereign wealth fund growth steady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... evidence of the wide range of factors that are affecting various funds globally at present - macroeconomic headwinds, low oil prices, and shifts in domestic and economic policy from their governments have all contributed to this tapering off," Sy said. ...

Damned if they do, damned if they don't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
First the good news. Crude oil prices have closed the March quarter of 2017 above the psychological US$50.00 per barrel mark - the level they have risen to since the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced that they (and non-OPEC ...

Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... on the BOJ's side. While imports rose by 1.2% in the year to February, this appears to be a function of the surge in oil prices over the same period - Brent oil jumped by 55.1% over the same period. This is underscored by the sharp increase in imports ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... prices of imported goods and services make their way into the domestic economy - and this comes at a time when crude oil prices have started to reverse their upward trend. Brent oil prices have slumped by 8.8% from their 2017 highs while the price of ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... spending and rising construction activity."...and "Headline inflation has returned to the target band as past declines in oil prices dropped out of the annual calculation. Inflation is expected to return to the midpoint of the target band gradually ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... low of 2.63% recorded in October. The same goes for emerging markets (that could be complicated even more by rising oil prices). Brexit It remains a major risk as negotiations between Britain and the rest of the European Union continues. One that could ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... mixed with input prices down by 3.8 points but remains at a strong 62.5 reading in November - the recent spike in crude oil prices (following the OPEC deal) would put upward pressure if it persists. Selling prices climbed into expansion to 51.5 in November ...

Oil's rally could slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... investors and speculators. The price of Brent oil has risen by 41.9% since the start of this year to date while WTI oil prices gained 35.5%. Those brave souls who bought when others were fearful (at the January lows) are now rewarded with gains of 99.7% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... declined by 0.5% in the second quarter, an improvement from the 1.2% drop in the first quarter, helped by higher crude oil prices. Russia's Ministry of Economic Development expects the economy to contract by 0.2% in 2016 as growth improves to 0% in the ...