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Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... conference - after the FOMC cut the fed funds rate a third time in as many meetings to 1.5%-1.75% -- Powell shared his optimism over the outlook for the economy - "It's for moderate growth, a strong labor market, and inflation near our 2% objective" ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... There was RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forum in Washington about his optimism over the domestic economy and therefore, "I wouldn't assume" further rate reductions. There was this overriding concern ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... easing and print Australian dollars. This is because latest survey data disprove Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe's optimism that "a gentle turning point appears to have been reached" expressed in 1 October's monetary policy decision. Nah Governor ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... in by RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forum in Washington about his optimism over the domestic economy and therefore, "I wouldn't assume" further rate reductions. After all was said and done, the ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... follow. This pattern continues to this day - right on the eve of another Sino-Yankee meeting slated for October 10 - when optimism for a handshake are, instead, followed by an escalation of tensions. No need to reinvent the wheel, here's Factset's ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... American products with tariffs by the end of the year." While the latest developments in Sino-US talks is a source of optimism, like all talks (and optimism) before it, chances are the schedule October tete-a-tete would end the same way as its precedents. ...

Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... We're getting the same excuses and rationalisations on why the US economy - low unemployment rate; strong consumer optimism and spending; still expanding ISM indices, among others. They were strong too at the time of the late 1990s and mid-2000s ...

Irish pension funds reduce equity exposure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... returns. Mercer head of investment consulting Olivier Santamaria said: "While 2019 has so far been marked by cautious optimism, investors need to remain vigilant in an ever-evolving macro-economic and political backdrop. In the past year, Irish pension ...

Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... package and, of course, lower borrowing costs, would eventually ignite a positive wealth effect that should engender optimism and by extension, spending among consumers and businesses.

Aussie HNWIs slip down global rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... of banking Philip Gomm said Australian equity markets look to have rebounded in recent times, giving cause for quiet optimism. "With property markets now seemingly to have bottomed, a reduction in the cash rate, relaxation on APRA lending affordability ...