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Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... Agriculture has reportedly announced a US$12 billion short-term aid program to help farmers impacted by China's retaliatory tariffs. Trump's very visible hand in trade has forced his hand on his farmers and ditto on China. The more Trump extends ...

Chief economist update: No sweat says BOC on Trump tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... second half of 2019." According to the BOC's statement: "The July projection also incorporates the estimated impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum recently imposed by the US, as well as the countermeasures enacted by Canada. Although there will ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... could also be a spin. At least, that's what I could gauge from the latest Beige Book report which suggests Trump's tariffs are beginning to hurt America. The "Book" isn't made up of figures and numbers and stats but instead anecdotal evidence ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... the domestic economy. Australian exporters would find their wares more competitive in the world market (even with higher tariffs). Not only that, exporters would receive an extra boost from their US dollar - or euro or yen or pound or yuan) earnings ...

EM bonds attractive despite pullback: Eaton Vance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... weeks, according to Eaton Vance. Investor sentiment on emerging markets swung negative in recent weeks on concerns over tariffs, trade, global growth and a resurgent US dollar, the US US$434 billion asset manager said. In all, investors pulled out about ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... "Made in the USA" produce. This is just for starters. More's on the way. In two weeks' time, the US will implement tariffs on an additional US$16 billion worth of imports from China that would certainly be matched by Beijing, spurring Trump to ...

Chief economist update: Japan feels the heat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... Portugal on 18-20 June: "The indirect impact on the Japanese economy could be quite significant...if this escalation of tariffs between the US and China continues"... while at the same time warning that it could disrupt supply chains in Southeast Asia. ...

Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... dropped to 86.3 in June versus the preliminary reading of 87.4 and May's final reading of 89.1 The reason: Trump's tariffs. But don't take my word for it, here's what University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers chief economist, Richard ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (6.7%) - or even the Chinese government's 6.5% target, Trump's tariffs look set to knock these predictions down to the canvass. To be sure, China's economy had already been weakening even ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... Governor Haruhiko Kuroda: "The indirect impact on the Japanese economy could be quite significant...if this escalation of tariffs between the US and China continues"... while at the same time warning that it could disrupt supply chains in Southeast Asia. ...