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Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... midst of its escalating trade war with China. According to Bloomberg, Beijing has readied plans to restrict rare earth exports to America with Reuters reporting: "China's Commerce Ministry... will draft a list of foreign companies, organisations ...

Chief economist update: Devilish details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... But is it? As always, the devil is in the details and the details are devilish. Japan's National Accounts show net exports accounted for 0.4 percentage points of the 0.5% growth in the March quarter. Nothing wrong with this except that, the details ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... spending being maintained in both the corporate and household sectors..." However, the BOJ downgraded its outlook for exports though, saying that, "exports have shown some weakness recently" and are "projected to show some weakness for the time being." ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... growth. "Japan's economy is expanding moderately, with a virtuous cycle from income to spending operating, although exports and production have been affected by the slowdown in overseas economies... it is likely to continue its moderate expansion." ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... income to spending being maintained in both the corporate and household sectors..." The BOJ did downgrade its outlook for exports though, saying "exports have shown some weakness recently" and are "projected to show some weakness for the time being". ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... de facto monetary policy easing. Just think of the all the good a lower exchange rate does for the Australian economy - exports more competitive in the global market; earnings abroad becomes greater through currency translation; Australians spend their ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... blessing in disguise for it would only hasten Beijing's efforts at rebalancing its economy away from manufacturing and exports and into the more domestically-orientated services sector. Statista.com figures show that China's services sector has ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... fixed investment to 0.69 percentage points from 0.21 pps in the September 2018 quarter. But wait there's more. Net exports might have subtracted 0.22 pps to growth, but this is an improvement from the September quarter's 1.99 pps deduction. The ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... increase in Japanese real wages. Japan's external accounts is the problem. As per the National Accounts report, "...exports had a negative contribution of 0.3 percentage points." Although exports of goods and services rose by 0.9% in the December ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... "reflects softer activity abroad and the greater effects from Brexit uncertainties at home." "Softer activity abroad". UK exports fell by 0.9% in the year to the December 2018 quarter. While the sharp 1.7% increase in imports indicated continued strength ...