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Chief economist update: Not as good as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... sales and profits and share prices. Then again, it would also lift inflation and could persuade the Fed into a more aggressive policy stance.

Chief economist update: Inflation is heading Fed's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... of the Fed's 20-21 March FOMC meeting. There really was nothing significant except for a sentence alluding to a more aggressive path towards normalisation. "A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with ...

Don't blame ETFs: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not at fault for the recent global equities sell-off and should not be blamed for the next financial market meltdown. This is the view of 68% of respondents polled in Financial Standard's survey last week, who said ETFs ...

Institutions suffer financial adviser drain

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... one - with about 100 advisers coming over from the big six, primarily from ANZ Wealth - is unsurprising, given the aggressive growth track in 2017. In late 2016, the former managing director of advice and open markets channels at ANZ Wealth, Neil Younger ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... last night's jump on Wall Street. Slowing retail spending removes one of the jittery factors on Wall Street - a more aggressive Fed that could raise interest rates by one or two more than the "forward guided" three. Likewise, a slowdown in consumer spending ...

Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... losing sleep over "signs" - repeat "signs" - of rising inflation in America and, with it rising bond prices, and a more aggressive Fed. Of course, it's purely theoretical for we all know that what happens on Wall Street does not remain on Wall Street. ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... buying long-term US Treasuries. However, these are all based on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will be more aggressive towards lifting interest rates that, in turn, is based that the Fed's prophecy about inflation lifting "this year" will come ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... profits. However, it's not that simple or simplistic. This is because rising inflation could prompt the Fed to be more aggressive on raising interest rates - indicating more expensive credit that could slow consumer and spending. This, along with surging ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... spend now than pay for the same goods and services at higher prices later. Then again, this could be offset by a more aggressive policy response by the US Federal Reserve but given current indications... perhaps, not yet. Although it tracks the core ...

Pre-Christmas delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... spending) would undoubtedly lead to a demand-driven lift inflationary pressure that could force the Fed's hands into a more aggressive tightening. Recall the Fed's missive, "In determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the target range ...