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Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... to 4.4 per cent in the year to Feb from an already double the BOE's target ceiling of 4.0 per cent in Jan. The core inflation measure - that is, excluding the costs of energy, alcohol, food and tobacco - also accelerated to an annual rate of 3.4 per ...

Roubini defects

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... on US consumer price inflation confirms this. US headline inflation rose by 1.6 per cent in the year to January. Core inflation was up by 1.0 per cent. Both are below the Fed's target! Just one warning though, I consider Dr. Roubini a contrarian indicator. ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... OECD headline inflation measure was at 1.8 per cent in November - far below the 4.94 peak hit in July 2008. And core inflation? It was last seen trending lower - 1.19 per cent in November 2010. Global demand needs to strengthen some more before inflation ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... Headline CPI inflation increased by a less than expected 0.2 per cent in October, up 1.2 per cent on the year. Core inflation was flat for the third straight month and up by a mere 0.6 per cent over the past 12 months. This should shut up inflation worrywarts. ...

Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... growth of 0.8 per cent in the third quarter for an annual inflation rate of 2.9 per cent while the annual rate of core inflation is expected to print at 2.6 per cent. More than these and the RBA plays scrooge - it'll up interest rates next week. It always ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... needs deflation. Pull its pants down... you know what to do! Spare me please, I beg you. Just note that annual core inflation at 0.9 per cent remains at its lowest level since 1966. It indicates that were nearer to deflation than inflation. So there! ...

Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... consumer prices increased by 0.1 per cent in March -- as expected -- taking annual inflation up to 2.3 per cent. Core inflation steadied in the month for a year-on-year increase of 1.1 per cent. Stunning. JP Morgan, Intel and Linear Technology earnings ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... were unchanged in February, taking annual inflation down to 2.1 per cent from 2.6 per cent in the previous month. Core inflation inched up by 0.1 per cent for a 1.3 per cent annual gain, down from 1.6 per cent in January. How good are these? These should ...

RBA mixes its game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... inflation nearly doubled from 1.3 per cent in Q3 2009 to 2.1 per cent in Q4. More worrying, the RBA's measures of core inflation - trimmed mean and weighted median - both remains above its 2-3 per cent target band. The RBA knows this, "CPI inflation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... said wholesale prices jumped 1.8 per cent last month, more than double the market forecast of a 0.8 per cent rise. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, rose 0.5 per cent, its biggest increase in more than a year. Some investors see a rate ...

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