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Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... minutes released last week was that of the Fed's. But here too, it's more of the same - three rate increases this year, optimism over economic activity and achieving the 2% inflation target. Sure, there are certain sections in the market expecting a ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... correlation between the euro exchange rate and the Euro Stoxx-50 index since the middle of last year underscores investors' optimism for the Eurozone economy. The Euro Stoxx-50 index returned 6.5% in 2017 and has risen by 3.1% in the first two weeks ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... over the past few months give more merit to this renewed bout of taper thoughts. After many months of expressing its optimism on the country's outlook on growth and to a lesser extent, inflation, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) long-hoped for "virtuous cycle" ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... 2013, and still not strong enough to reverse the trend decline in the annual growth rate in retail sales. Also, while the optimism over wages cannot be faulted given Australian employers' difficulty in finding workers with necessary skills, the US experience ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... manufacturing index's sharp reversal to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month also fits with the optimism over the outlook for capex. The OECD and those calling for a rate hike by the second half of next year might be correct ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... increases in Bank Rate would be expected to be at a gradual pace and to a limited extent". For despite the UK central bank's optimism there's still Brexit uncertainty. "The decision to leave the European Union is having a noticeable impact on the economic ...

Broker popularity on the rise: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... plans to invest on hold in the wake of proposals to ban negative gearing and reduce capital gains tax exemptions. "The optimism is consistent with the fact that investors focus on the long-term wealth benefits of real estate. Long-term capital growth ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... six quarters - the first time since the period between the March 2005 and June 2006 quarters. Underlying all these is optimism that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will win the 22 October general elections and hence, the continuation ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Along with the increasing sun shiny days that spring brings to our part of the globe come the green sprouts of optimism among us, Australians all. For the first time in 11 months, there are more optimists than pessimists in this land girth by sea. This ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... keeping Australians in the dark about its next policy movement. In its September policy statement, the RBA wrote about its optimism over the global economy and was concerned about China and expects Australia's terms of trade "to decline over coming years." ...