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Chief economist update: Don't buy a Big Mac in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... an undervalued exchange rate. As a matter of local interest, the 'Big Mac index' indicates that the Australian dollar is 25.8% undervalued against the US dollar.

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... A$ terms, encouraging Aussies to buy "Made in Australia". However, global economic dynamics suggest that the Australian dollar would need to be even cheaper in order to counteract the deceleration in global growth. More so, given the slowing Chinese ...

Chief economist update: RBA justified to cut rates or not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... that's further underpinned by Fed rate cut speculations which, in turn, is mitigating downward pressure on the Australian dollar and its influence at restoring equilibrium in the domestic economy. Then again, the RBA would not want to give the impression ...

Chief economist update: Another RBA rate cut should be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... people as the cheap dollar-A prompts them to come to Australia instead. But wait, there's one more. The cheap Australian dollar also makes Australian assets - stock market more attractive to foreign eyes. Not only that, those Aussie companies operating ...

Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... lingering Brexit uncertainty there. Also, Australia is not on Trump's tariff sights and the cheapening of the Australian dollar is partially negating the downdraft from slower growth and slower trade. Lastly, the RBA's rate cut (plus expectations ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... but at this point in time, I'm sticking my neck for just one rate CUT... in June. The depreciation of the Australian dollar since the change in RBA betting/hint will go a long way towards shielding Australia against the downdraft of slowing global ...

Major instos hit with cartel class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... said. As of September 2013, the Australian foreign exchange market was the eighth largest in the world and the Australian dollar was the fifth most traded currency - the AUD/USD was the fourth most traded currency pair.

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
"Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%"! This was my piece published on 7 March 2019, based on the 'Taylor Rule' and plugging in Australia's growth and inflation parameters at the time. It took two months and a few days before Reserve ...

Industry responds to election outcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... particularly as fears around changes to franking credits and negative gearing evaporate. She also predicts the Australian dollar will find relief, and property and housing related stocks will find support - however, this may be short lived as the housing ...