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Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... it's panicking over the deterioration of the domestic economy. In fact, the March RBA statement remains filled with optimism: "The Australian labour market remains strong."; "The central scenario is still for the Australian economy to grow by around ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... the year progresses. And then, there's China which is easing both monetary and fiscal policies. Just as 2018's optimism over global growth brought speculations of tighter policies, easier (or speculations of) policies this year will revive global ...

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... policy (easing/halt) responses from the world's major central banks (and fiscal authorities - China) have revived my optimism over the global growth outlook and with that, my sentiment for the financial markets.

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... despite increased participation rate to 65.7% in January from 65.6% in the previous month (an indication of workers' optimism over the labour market). But while it looks like Bill may have put his foot in his mouth in the latest "seasonally adjusted" ...

Netwealth to benefit from RC fallout

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... number of advisers and intermediaries had selected it as their preferred platform, highlighting the post-Royal Commission optimism. With the Royal Commission also recommending superannuation trustees act solely in that capacity, the firm said it would ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... were just distorted by the shutdown. However, the big fall in retail sales is consistent with the weakening in consumer optimism in recent months. Retail sales stats are volatile and are prone to revisions. The Fed's pause and the recovery in US ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... capitulated only a week before - the RBA changed its upward bias into neutral on February 6. The RBNZ maintained its optimism despite: "Trading-partner growth is expected to further moderate in 2019 and global commodity prices have already softened ...

Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... that long stretches of steady interest rates have been followed by a rate reduction... despite a priori "statements" of optimism from the RBA on each and every occasion. Here are some snippets of the piece if you're interested: The second longest ...

Hiring outlook subdued: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Despite numerous job indices recording a rosy hiring outlook in 2019, Financial Standard's latest poll shows readership optimism is more subdued. Half of the financial services firms surveyed plan to decrease headcount this year. About a third (30%) ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... response. The Dow's up 1.8%; S&P 500's up 1.6%, the Nasdaq's up 2.2% and the Russell 2000's up 1.1%. Optimism is back! This is sure to reverberate around the globe, triggering rebounds in consumer spending, business investment, jobs and ...

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