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Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... January, similar to December, which was the fastest pace since 2009. These are evidence that the European Central Bank's (ECB) efforts to boost economic activity in the region are working that, in turn, could lift gathering "taper" expectations. However ...

Heading the ECB's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... expectations for a 1.6% increase. This is the highest inflation rate since February 2013 and is on-target relative to the ECB's of just under 2.0%. However, core inflation remained unchanged at 0.9% in January from December. But upward pressure on consumer ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... expected industrial production and increasing expansion in the surveys of purchasing managers (PMI). The European Central Bank (ECB) meets this week (19 January). Financial markets would look for signals from the ECB regarding "taper" particularly in ...

Slack Eurozone labour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... in turn, suggests insufficient pick-up in demand that would provide a meaningful lift consumer prices in the near-term. The ECB needs strong growth to reduce the slack in the labour market to lift inflation. The latest PMI surveys offer good tidings. ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... But having said that, the trend in bond yields has clearly reversed from down to up. This is a negative especially for the ECB and the BOJ that are in the midst of bond purchases to get their economies and inflation moving on up. This, too, is becoming ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... though that these show complacency and stretched valuation. International developments. Check. US dollar strength is aiding the ECB and the BOJ's efforts at reflating growth and consumer prices and China too. The question now is what happens next? How ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... relatively cheaper A$, rising commodity prices and reflating world economy should underpin improvement going forward. Eurozone ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept its monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; deposit ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... since December 2015 (minus 5.7) - from minus 8 in the previous month, supporting speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) will remain on hold, at least for the duration of this year. UK industrial trends The Confederation of British Industry's ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... contain inflation -- the same US dollar strength that's also aiding the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank's (ECB) quest towards faster growth and higher inflation. The euro is down 2.6% versus the greenback this year to date (it was up ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... York last 29 March, Fed Chair Yellen stated that, "It certainly would be helpful to see fiscal policy play a larger role." ECB president Draghi had for a long time been asking governments for support with increased spending and looser tax policies. BOE ...