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BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... the region of 1 percent to 1.5 percent" according to "most MPC members' central view". And the inflation outlook? CPI inflation has been moving further away from the BOE's 2.0% target since the start of the year and was clocked at 1.6% in March. It's ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... the Japanese government and the BOJ's are achieving their aim to raise inflation to 2.0% -- the annual headline CPI inflation rate was clocked at 1.6% in March while core inflation increased by 1.3% -- this is due to the "front loading" of spending ahead ...

Maybe slowing, definitely distorted, more likely rebalancing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Ayy-yay-yay-yay-yay! Here we go again. Weak economic reports out of China have again put a question mark about its economy and by extension, the economy of the world. Oh sowee Virginia, I stand corrected... it wasn't a question mark, China's headed ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... official cash rate before the year is over from none to even a rate rise just a few months before. The benign March CPI inflation figures give it scope to do so while disappointment over the less than expected employment gain last month (and the rise ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... expectations so low, chances of an upside surprise are high. There's more better than expected news out of China. Annual CPI inflation came in at 1.9% in September -- down from 2.0% in the previous month and the slowest rate in 2 years. Sure, sure, you ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... but how much of this slight weakening is due to price effects. For prices in China have also been slowing. Annual CPI inflation eased to 1.8% in July from 2.2% in the previous month. For producers, the price they pay aren't only easing, their outright ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... because of his plan to double the consumption tax from the current 5% to 10% by 2015. There was bad news out of China. CPI inflation accelerated to 3.6% in March against expectations for a 3.3% print and up from the previous month's 3.2% annual rate. ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... better-than-expected core inflation print that has virtually assured his prediction becomes reality - maybe. Australian headline CPI inflation eased to 0.6% in the September quarter - in line with market expectations - from 0.9% in the second quarter. ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... (August payrolls), reduced wealth via still weak housing prices and falling equities, higher costs of living -- CPI inflation's up to 3.8% in August from 3.6% in July -- and lessened (if not outright) distaste for fiscal stimulation. It's not surprising ...

Super funds chase CPI linked assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Australian super funds are looking for assets with strong links to CPI inflation as they continue to ramp up their allocation to alternatives, a class that has swelled to US$952 billion among global pension funds. According to a global research study ...