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Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... with a solid and broad-based expansion of the euro area economy," it was different in his Q&A: "When we look at the indicators that showed significant, sharp declines, we see that, first of all, the fact that all countries reported means that this loss ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... already running into strong opposition, "...nations led by Italy are pushing for the protection of so-called geographical indicators that would forbid Australian products using such names as feta, parmesan and prosecco, or bearing the Italian flag colours ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... the end of 2017 and the first quarter of this year, Australian economic fundamentals haven't changed that much - some indicators have improved, others have weakened. Conducted from 16 February to 23 February 2018 - when the financial markets were in ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... after the index' reached its highest level since November 2000 (132.6). The Conference Board's Director of Economic Indicators, Lynn Franco, couldn't have put it any better. "Consumers' assessment of current conditions declined slightly, with business ...

Chief economist update: Home cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... 13.8% in the second quarter. According to ABS chief economist, Bruce Hockman: "The results are in line with market indicators like falling auction clearance rates, and point to a continued moderation in annual property price growth across a number of ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... say this almost every time, but the chances of reaching the 2% inflation goal in 2019 are high." To be sure, activity indicators in Japan have not only been recovering but gaining strength. The year-on-year growth rate in GDP accelerated to 2.1% in the ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... of Australia, Canada, the Eurozone and Japan are also scheduled to meet. Don't bother with any of them. Whatever the indicators indicate and the central banks decide on would be null and void should US President Donald Trump make good on his 25/10 tariff ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... quarter's 2% and not far above the record slowest 1.9% growth in the June quarter. A bit dated perhaps, but other household indicators show a similar trend. While it quickened from the 15-year low of 1.1% in the year to the June quarter, at 1.8%, the ...

Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... are expected to rise. The firming of shorter-term measures of wage growth in recent quarters, and a range of survey indicators that suggests pay growth will rise further in response to the tightening labour market, give increasing confidence that growth ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... range for the federal funds rate" based on "a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments" (emphasis ...