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Chief economist update: When QE is not QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... at a time when the traditional tool of monetary policy-the federal funds rate-had already been lowered to its effective lower bound. "The purchases of Treasury bills announced on October 11 should have little if any effect on longer-term interest rates ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... in the previous month. Core CPI inflation eased to 0.5% from 0.6% in July. With virtually stagnant prices and potentially lower ones in the future, consumers have no reason to rush spending - especially if, as is likely, they've already bought what ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... Consumer sentiment regarding housing - "time to buy a dwelling" - dropped by 5.4% in October. Why wouldn't it? Despite lower borrowing costs - and abstracting from the banks not passing on the full RBA rate reductions - house price expectations have ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... billion Tasplan's chief investment officer David Stuart came in at 49. Some of the larger superannuation funds featured lower on the top 100 list. Sunsuper's Ian Patrick was at 81 while $51 billion HESTA's Sonya Sawtell-Rickson was 84. VicSuper ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." - Jaws The history of the US-China trade negotiations has followed a pattern ever since it began in 2018 - rhetoric from both sides building hopes for a deal only to be followed by escalating ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... from raising interest rates. Oh, I forgot, domestic interest rates are already at record lows (and are expected to head lower, even to negative). The warning contained in the BIS report is certainly playing out in Australia. "It might induce a bias toward ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September - the lowest since June 2009 (GFC days) and lower than market expectations for an increase to 50.4. Then it got worse. While still in expansion territory, last night's ISM ...

Return to the mutual model: Expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... Daniels argued. "Furthermore, the profits of mutual insurance companies are distributed to policyholders in the form of lower premiums or bonuses on policies." He said the Hayne Royal Commission highlighted the depth of reputational damage in the life ...

Chief economist update: US recession on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September - the lowest since June 2009 (GFC days) and lower than market expectations for an increase to 50.4. Nine out of 10 of the ISM manufacturing sub-indexes remained at levels indicating ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... water under the bridge. The road ahead is what matters more. As RBA Governor Lowe explained, "The Board took the decision to lower interest rates further today to support employment and income growth and to provide greater confidence that inflation will ...