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Chief economist update: US consumer sentiment cops bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... events would have a negative impact on Trump's ability to focus on economic growth. "While the January falloff in optimism is certainly consistent with a slowdown in the pace of growth, it does not yet indicate the start of a sustained downturn in ...

Chief economist update: Australian property market slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... housing will have flow-on effects on industries that provide ancillary services to the sector. Not to mention, the hit to optimism and by extension, the negative wealth from falling housing prices that ensues, triggering reduced consumer spending, lower ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... this the improvement in the Australian labour market and... we'll be right mate! But wait! This smacks of the same optimism ex-Fed chairman Ben Bernanke blurted out about a couple of years before the GFC hit: "...we do not expect significant spillovers ...

Chief economist update: Fed fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%-2.5% at the conclusion of its 18-19 December FOMC meeting. This is due to its optimism over the US labour market and overall economic activity. That's fine and dandy, for not delivering on market expectations ...

Chief economist update: The clown in the White House

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... the conclusion of its 18-19 December FOMC meeting at 73.2%. Not only that, it would raise questions about the Fed's optimism over the outlook for US economy and doubts over its independence from Trump should Chairman Powell and his merry people announce ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... of domestic demand continues to underpin the euro area expansion and gradually rising inflation pressures." Certainly, optimism is a given for any central banker. Has anyone ever heard a central banker declare, "the sky is falling" or utter Glum's ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... that long stretches of steady interest rates have been followed by a rate reduction... despite a prior "statements" of optimism from the RBA on each and every occasion. Fast forward to 6 December 2018 - a couple of days after the RBA added another month ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... and 4.1% in the first. The All Ordinaries positive correlation (and its lead) with company profits isn't one for optimism and one that the RBA should take note.

October volatility sours investor outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... +1.2% in September. This is a far cry from the index's reading of +4.7% at the start of 2018 when investors' optimism peaked. Investment Trends research director Recep Peker said: "While recent volatility has played a hand in driving this pessimism ...

Chief economist update: The Middle Kingdom's middling growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... in October, the level of positive sentiment fell across both manufacturers and service providers. At goods producers, optimism descended to an 11-month low, while service providers signalled the weakest level of confidence since July. Concerns over subdued ...