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Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... threat of protectionism and vulnerabilities in emerging markets." So much so the ECB staff has once again lowered its GDP growth projections to 1.1% this year and 1.6% in 2020. This compares with the last forecast of 1.7% this year (lowered from 1.8%) ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... capita and the talk of a recession really is inaccurate because the best indicator of a recession is what happens to GDP growth and that has been consistently positive." Holden said the economy should be roaring along under the combination of stubbornly ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... the year to the fourth quarter from 2.7%. The details show that only three components contributed to fourth quarter GDP growth: government consumption (0.3 percentage points); household consumption (0.2 pps) and, inventories (0.2 pps). But government ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... measures at the opening of the National People's Congress on March 5, simultaneous with his revelation of a lower GDP growth target from 6.5% to 6%-6.5% this year. China's GDP growth slowed to 6.4% in the December 2018 quarter (down from 6.5% ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... animal signs of the lunar calendar zodiac originated - China. This is against consensus expectations that China's GDP growth would continue to slide from the below target rate of 6.4% in 2018 to 6.2% (IMF forecast) - 6.3% (WB and UN) this year. Latest ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... continues to accelerate in the last quarter of 2018. Both are correct statements. It only depends what measurement of US GDP growth rate is used. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) uses the "annualised growth rate" to measure changes in the ...

Chief economist update: The RBI surprises (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... 7.1% in the year to the third quarter of 2018 (latest available) from 8.2% in the previous quarter. The RBI projects GDP growth of "7.4% (7.2-7.3% in H2) and at 7.5% for H1:2019-20, with risks somewhat to the downside" and and inflation "to remain soft ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... series of natural disasters that halted production." "In the three months to December, positive contribution to the GDP growth came from private demand (0.5 percentage points), of which private consumption (0.3 percentage points) and capital expenditure ...

Chief economist update: Is the US about to join the global slowdown club?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... December from 4.2% in November and 4.7% in October. As such, the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow forecast model now predicts US GDP growth of 1.5% (annualised) in the December 2018 quarter - nearly halving the 2.7% rate the model predicted only a week before ...

Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... weaker global impetus, we expect low interest rates and government spending to support a pick-up in New Zealand's GDP growth over 2019. Low interest rates, and continued employment growth, should support household spending and business investment. ...