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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... lowest on record. Fortunately, Australian workers still have some spending power thanks to lower inflation - headline CPI inflation was at 1.3% in the March quarter. The bad news is that lower inflation also diminishes workers' bargaining power in wage ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... March. The RBA's reduction in interest rates this month should help support motor vehicle spending going forward. US CPI inflation April's 0.4% month-on-month increase in US headline CPI inflation might be higher than the expected 0.3% pick-up and the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in ts conduct of monetary policy. More so, in light of the recent reacceleration of CPI inflation above its 5.0% target. Indian CPI inflation accelerated to 5.4% in the year to April from 4.8% in the previous month. The lower ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... Headline consumer prices declined by 0.1 percent in the year to March following a 0.3% increase in February. Core CPI inflation - ex food - fell by 0.3% over the same period after recording no growth in the previous two months. (this is the measure which ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... meeting following "information showing inflationary pressures are lower than expected". To be sure, March quarter CPI inflation measures - headline (1.3%), trimmed mean (1.7%), weighted median (1.4%) - all came in below expectations and moved further ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... economy. The Brazilian central kept interest rates at a 10-year high of 14.25% at its April meeting despite easing CPI inflation. The annual inflation rate slowed from 9.4% in March to 9.3% last month - more than double the central bank's 4.5% target. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... imposed on the Greeks and continued deflation in the economy suggests continued weakness in domestic demand. Greek CPI inflation fell by 0.4% in the year to April following a 0.7%decline in the previous month. Except for increases in December 2015 (0.4%) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... Headline consumer prices declined by 0.1 percent in the year to March following a 0.3% increase in February. Core CPI inflation - ex food - fell by 0.3% over the same period after recording no growth in the previous two months. Core-core CPI inflation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month low of 95.1 in April from 99.1 in March and 101.3 in February. US CPI inflation Back to back disappointing releases on the US economy is likely to push back Fed rate hike expectations. Following yesterday's ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... appreciation of sterling; and, to a lesser degree, below-average growth of domestic wage costs". Carney expects CPI inflation to remain sub-1% until the end of the year but "expects inflation to return to the target in around two years' time. The drags ...