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Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
It may not seem like it, but crude oil prices appear on track to finish 2019 around 30% higher. This year to date, WTI oil has risen by 33.4% to US$60.21 per barrel while the price of Brent oil has rallied by 29.2%. To be sure, new production cuts that ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... immediately." This is good. Even better, the two economic behemoths are not looking forward to a "phase two deal". Central banks around the world have nominated "trade tensions" as one of the biggest risks to the growth outlook in their respective economies. ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Financial Standard had been calling for it, central banks have, and now it's the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In its latest bi-annual economic global economic report released this month, the OECD maintained its Australian ...

Value facing unprecedented rally: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... indication that a rally in value is subject to a catalyst, but if there is one it likely lies in the movements of central banks. "There is no definitive reason, but the most likely reason is low interest rates," he said. "Growth and quality shares have ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... already stated that, he doesn't intend to take the official cash rate to negative - for as experienced by other central banks, it creates new problems - so zero would be the lower bound (and then, QE?) Then again, recent history shows that the more ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... Americas and Asia (ex Japan) Michael Martel summed up the current environment at play: "I don't know of any central banks that have a mandate to stabilise capital markets, but they all seem to be doing it right now." "The unintended or intended consequence ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... production, they can now afford to consume more imports." The RBA will cut one more time in 2020. More, if other central banks, particularly the Fed, raise accommodative monetary policies... if only to keep the A$ weak.

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... curve. The only explanation being that bad news is good news. The worse the global economic backdrop gets, the more central banks are expected to implement increased policy stimulus measures. Central banks have indeed raised policy stimulation - in words ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... record low interest rates have (so far) been impotent in boosting consumer and business confidence. Other world central banks have been begging for fiscal support as has the RBA. Australia's government has helped but only to the point that it doesn't ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... of trade tensions would have a positive domino effect and lift growth around the world that, in turn, would allow central banks to resume policy normalisation instead of dreaming of new unconventional monetary policy measures.