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The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... an average of 2.7% in the June quarter and an average of 1.6% as at the end of March. But before you expect a more aggressive BOE, note that core inflation has eased to 1.8% in July from 2.7% at the start of 2018. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics ...

AIOFP slams FASEA proposals, launches petition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... reforms proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The AIOFP announced it is taking a "politically aggressive approach" to combat the "repugnant and unfair behaviour" of FASEA. With the Federal election nine months away, the AIOFP ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... the PCE price index (headline up to 2.3% in May from 2% in April; core at 2% from 1.8%). But before you cry a more aggressive Fed, it's not as straightforward as higher inflation equals more rate hikes. Tame wages growth in light of a very tight ...

Chief economist update: Weak wages a puzzle, could become a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... the PCE price index (headline up to 2.3% in May from 2% in April; core at 2% from 1.8%). But before you cry a more aggressive Fed, it's not as straightforward as higher inflation equals more rate hikes. Tame wages growth in light of a very tight ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... without a corresponding increase in wages - average hourly earnings grew by a less than expected 2.7% - suggesting a less aggressive Fed. Still another is that many still don't believe that a global trade war would ensue and that these initial actions ...

Phone life insurance sales 'hawking' customers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... deficiencies in some of Select AFSL's processes and procedures that focused on sales over the consumer were "pushy or aggressive" and undermined informed decision-making. Sales representatives, for example, refused to send documentation requested ...

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... concerns and higher than expected US inflation in the near term (because of tight labour market) that could prompt a more aggressive Fed - and indeed, it looks safer further out the curve. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker ...

Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... now at target - the core PCE price index rose to 2.0% in May from 1.8% - are already inviting speculations of a more aggressive Fed. With most other developed central banks' interest rates still on hold, rising US rates would raise the US dollar's ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... even more tariffs." Of course, he would. The better the US economy gets, the wider its trade deficit grows, the more aggressive Trump will be on tariffs that'll invite counter-aggression from its trading "partners". That's when the trade dispute/spat ...

Chief economist update: Fed flattens the yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Given the US equity market's reaction to the latest US Federal Reserve missive, one would think that Wall Street is against strong(er) growth. All major benchmark indices - DJIA, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 - closed lower after the Fed announced ...