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Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... domestic growth and the recent decline in commodity prices are expected to ease pressure on headline inflation. US headline CPI is forecast to fall by 0.1 per cent in August after a 0.8 per cent jump in July. This will take the annual headline inflation ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... increase by 1.6 per cent in the year to August with the core Tokyo rate forecast to rise by 0.3 percent. Nationwide headline CPI inflation is expected to rise to 2.2 percent in July, up from 2 percent in the previous month. The national core rate (ex ...

Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... previous month. This is in contrast with the higher-than-expected reading in US consumer prices released overnight. Headline CPI increased by 0.8 percent in July - double market expectations for a 0.4 percent gain - driven by sharp gains in energy and ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... is forecast to show no growth in July after a 0.5 percent increase in the previous month. High inflation. The US headline CPI is expected to increase by 0.4 percent in July, up from 1.1 percent in June. This will take annual rate of headline inflation ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... decline in 20 years. Also, UK consumer confidence fell to -39 in July - the lowest on record. Meanwhile, Eurozone headline CPI increased to 4.1 percent in the year to July to its highest level since April 1992 from 4.0 percent in the previous month. ...

Inflation Report: Japan's Turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... is expected to increase by 0.4 percent over the year, up from a 0.3 percent in the year to June. Nationally, the headline CPI is expected to increase to 1.9 percent in the 12 months to June, up from 1.3 percent in the previous month. National core inflation ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... be a big day for the Australian financial markets today with the release of the CPI Report for the June quarter. Headline CPI is expected to show consumer prices rose by 1.3 percent in the quarter, matching the March quarter's rise. This will take the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... the release of Australian Bureau of Statistics June quarter consumer price index (CPI). Economists had expected the headline CPI, the key measure of inflation, to record a rise of 1.3 per cent in the June quarter. In equities, BHP Billiton will issue ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the June quarter is this week's key market moving event for the domestic market. Headline CPI is expected to increase by 1.3 percent in the second quarter following a similar gain in the previous three-month period. ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... sharp jump in energy costs and higher food prices in May sent US headline inflation up above market expectations. US headline CPI rose by 1.1 percent in May with the core inflation rate (ex-food and energy) up by 0.3 percent. Markets expected the headline ...