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Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... points and the Australian dollar appreciated by 0.6% to US$0.6901 at the close of last week's trading - boosted by optimism over the upcoming US-China "phase one deal" expected to be signed on the 15th of this month and the de-escalation of tensions ...

Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... reached provides a snippet of what joy to the world a trade peace could bring. We're all aware about the Fed's optimism over the US economy, backed up by Wall Street's recent rally to new all-time highs. The de-escalation of trade tensions ...

Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... in July, September and October - that took the fed funds rate from 2.5% to 1.75%. Fed chair Jerome Powell was full of optimism. "Our economic outlook remains a favourable one despite global developments and ongoing risks. With our decisions through the ...

Chief economist update: It's Christmas time in the city

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... consumption expenditure accounts for around 70% of the US economy. Not only do US consumers have jobs to back up their optimism and spending, they also feel richer. The S&P 500 index has risen by 25.5 this year to date; the S&P/Case-Shiller US National ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... takes about 12 to 15 months for higher/lower interest rates to flow through into the general economy; the RBA exudes optimism with its statement "the Australian economy appears to have reached a gentle turning point" - backed up by its 2021 central scenario ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... Christmas month. The rally in equity markets made it appear that Santa Claus has already come to town - aided by underlying optimism over a US-China "phase one" deal (despite some stumbling blocks) and accompanied by the recent improvement in world manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... that the RBA announced the first of its three rate cuts (so far) on the 4th of June. Perhaps, the RBA is correct in its optimism that, "one day my prince will come", and eventually the lagged effects of monetary policy will flow through into the general ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... is looking a lot like Christmas in Japan, thanks to the continued depreciation of the yen which, in turn, is thanks to optimism over the "phase one" deal between the US and China and indications from the Markit PMI surveys that the contraction in global ...

Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... "It's easy to say that but nobody shows you how to do it. So this whole conference will unpack that and sow the seeds of optimism." And so it follows that the issue of change management hasn't been overlooked. "Change management and how it manifests ...

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... previous month. The report noted stated: "In 30 of the past 35 months the Sentiment Index was 95.0 or higher, a level of optimism second only to when the Index was above 100.0 for 34 out of 36 months from January 1998 to December 2000, averaging 106.0." ...