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Modest but meaningful growth on the horizon: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... tilted slightly to the downside. This, alongside the combination of steady growth and low inflation, means that central banks will likely retain an easing bias, even if the provision of any additional stimulus is limited." Michael Grady, Aviva head of ...

Chief economist update: Stock rally heralds 2020 cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... 14.3% this year to date, more than making up for 2018's 12.2% decline. The going got so tough, that the tough central banks got going. The Fed reversed its direction from normalising monetary policy to cutting the fed funds rate this year while maintaining ...

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 ...