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Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... RBA and the RBNZ to almost the same global and domestic challenges and economic conditions becomes a test on whether optimism (RBA) is sufficient to turn the economy around or more concrete and swift action (RBNZ) is required to stem the slowdown in ...

Chief economist update: A good problem to have?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... persist going forward. Where consumer spending goes, there goes businesses, proved by the improvement in the CBI business optimism index - up to -13 in the second quarter of this year (the highest since Q3 2018) from -23 in the first quarter. The BOE ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property price falls become self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... market will have flow-on effects on industries that provide ancillary services to the sector. Not to mention, the hit to optimism by the negative wealth effect from falling housing prices, triggering reduced consumer spending, lower company profits ...

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
The just-released "Summary of Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting on March 14 and 15, 2019" contained the same optimism that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) had been telling us and itself for as long as I can remember. The same rose-tinted outlook on growth. ...

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... ABS' trend estimates (which irons out the monthly volatility in the seasonally adjusted stats) give no reason for optimism - the trend slowdown in total and full-time jobs remain. Not only that, the lead from the ANZ job ads series suggests further ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... it's panicking over the deterioration of the domestic economy. In fact, the March RBA statement remains filled with optimism: "The Australian labour market remains strong."; "The central scenario is still for the Australian economy to grow by around ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... the year progresses. And then, there's China which is easing both monetary and fiscal policies. Just as 2018's optimism over global growth brought speculations of tighter policies, easier (or speculations of) policies this year will revive global ...

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... policy (easing/halt) responses from the world's major central banks (and fiscal authorities - China) have revived my optimism over the global growth outlook and with that, my sentiment for the financial markets.

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... despite increased participation rate to 65.7% in January from 65.6% in the previous month (an indication of workers' optimism over the labour market). But while it looks like Bill may have put his foot in his mouth in the latest "seasonally adjusted" ...

Netwealth to benefit from RC fallout

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... number of advisers and intermediaries had selected it as their preferred platform, highlighting the post-Royal Commission optimism. With the Royal Commission also recommending superannuation trustees act solely in that capacity, the firm said it would ...