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Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... retail sector is of particular concern, with domestic demand hardly looking robust enough to support growth if China's exports suffer from punitive US trade measures." With employment growth still "near a historic high", it's not difficult to speculate ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... 1930 which raised the tariffs on US imports from 25.9% to 50%. US imports dropped by 66% between 1929 and 1933 and its exports plunged by 61%. We all know what happened thereafter - the depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from 7.8% in ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... tariffs on Chinese imports this week and that China is already considering slapping higher tariffs on US agricultural exports. Once again, ex-Fed chief Janet Yellen's caution come to mind: "As I have noted on previous occasions, participants' projections ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... explains, total economic output is derived from the sum of consumption (C), investment (I), government spending (G) and exports minus imports (X-Y). The details of the December quarter show positive contributions to growth from household consumption ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... the recent acceleration in demand, especially in investment, with a noticeable impact on growth in economies with large exports. In addition, the US tax reform and associated fiscal stimulus are expected to temporarily raise US growth, with favourable ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... While beggaring its neighbours, America also beggared itself. US imports dropped by 66% between 1929 and 1933 and its exports plunged by 61%. Ouch! We all know what happened thereafter - the depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from 7.8% ...

LGIAsuper bolsters infrastructure investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Green Triangle region, surrounded by forestry, grain, livestock, aluminium and fertiliser products. About $2 billion of exports passes the port each year. The Queensland super fund holds significant infrastructure investments across the country, with ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... household incomes and consumer spending, solid economic growth among our trading partners should lead to further gains in US exports, and upbeat business sentiment and strong sales growth will likely continue to boost business investment. Moreover, fiscal ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... positive Australia's way comes. The price of iron ore - its biggest export - is on the rise. Austrade figures show that exports of iron ore exports amounted to about A$63 billion in FY2016-17, accounting for 16.8% of total exports of goods and services. ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... expenditure added 0.1 percentage points. These were sufficient to counteract zero contributions from government spending and net exports. Japanese household consumption is being underpinned by the strong labour market which has seen real wages growth ...