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Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... by increased activity with regards to Italy's budget and the riots in France (that would certainly take down its GDP growth for the fourth quarter - after its economic growth doubled to 0.4% in the third quarter from 0.2% in the previous one) and... ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... because it underscores the weakness in the country's domestic demand. Household consumption's contribution to GDP growth declined to just 0.2% in the September quarter from 0.5% in the June quarter, and private investment subtracted 0.1 pps after ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... stagnation. Japan's economy contracted by 0.3% in the third quarter (from 0.8% in the second); the Eurozone's GDP growth halved to just 0.2% in the September quarter (from 0.4%); and the UK's growth remains uncertain due to Brexit. The indications ...

Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... slowdown appears to be gaining momentum. After growing at a quarterly rate of 0.7% in each of the four quarters of 2017, GDP growth has slowed to 0.4% in the first and second quarters of 2018 and by just 0.2% in the third - led by a 0.2% contraction ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... economies as slower trade and lower fiscal and monetary support take their toll." But closer to home, the OECD's GDP growth forecasts for Australia is at odds with that of the RBA. Although the OECD prefaces its report on Australia with, "Robust ...

Chief economist update: The Middle Kingdom's middling growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... account for more than 20% of the Australian economy (World Bank data). So what's happening in China? While Chinese GDP growth slowed from 6.7% in the second quarter to 6.5% in the third quarter is right bang on central command's target, Caixin's ...

Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... has been stronger than expected, rising to over 3%. Although modest by historical standards, the projected pace of UK GDP growth is slightly faster than the diminished rate of supply growth, which averages around 11/2% per year. A margin of excess demand ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... projected at 3.7 per cent in Q2:2018-19, 3.8 - 4.5 per cent in H2 and 4.8 per cent in Q1:2019-20." The RBI lowered its GDP growth projections slightly: to 7.4% from 7.5% in Q2:2018-2019; to 7.1%-7.3% from 7.3%-7.4% in H2; and, 7.4% from 7.5% in Q1:2019-2020. ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... this year. But the jump in bond yields does not make sense. This is because the Fed's September forecasts show GDP growth slowing over the next three years and inflation remaining within its target. So what gives? The surge in long bond yields could ...

RBNZ on ice into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... the New Zealand economy, as detailed in the August Monetary Policy Statement, is little changed." The RBNZ predicts GDP growth of 2.7% this year and 2.6% in 2019 before accelerating to 3.4% in 2020. While the unemployment rate remains low, the tick up ...