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Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... plans of mice and men often go awry." While Fed chief Powell noted that the potential for a trade war - sparked by Trump's tariff on steel and aluminium - has not been factored into the Fed's economic outlook, he did reveal that, "Our FOMC participants ...

Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... "economic conditions next 5 years", which possibly reflects concern over an ensuing global trade war following Trump's tariff increase announcement on steel and aluminium. Still, five years is a long, long time. Domestic and international economic conditions ...

Tariff exemption a sigh of relief: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
Directly subjecting Australia to US President Donald Trump's proposed steel and aluminium tariffs would have been dire for the country's resources sector, according to more than half (63%) of respondents in Financial Standard 's weekly spot poll. Australia ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... defending America's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium...we will have a 25% tariff on foreign steel and a 10% tariff on foreign aluminium when the product comes across our borders." A statement issued by the ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... prospect of a greater than three Fed rate hikes this year and the prospect of a global trade war sparked by Trump's 25/10 tariff threat is Russia's improving fortunes. To be sure, the numerous sanctions imposed on Moscow by "the West" starting in 2014 ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... indicate and the central banks decide on would be null and void should US President Donald Trump make good on his 25/10 tariff threat (25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminium) this week and there's certain retaliation from trading partners. You can ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... and S&P 500 by 1.3% overnight after Donald announced that "sometime next week, we'll be signing" the imposition of a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% for imports of aluminium. Yes Virginia, it's an excuse to sell. For in the words of that other Donald ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... any good, not least the US of A. The history of the Great Depression had already shown us, in particular the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act - enacted on 17 June 1930 - increased the tariffs on US imports from 25.9% to 50%. What ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... media. This could be because when it comes to China, good news is no news. Except for US president Trump's renewed import tariff threat to China -- because it doesn't "help us" rein in Pyongyang - Beijing's outlook had been generally improving and its ...

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... what access to the EU might look like in the future. However, even in a worst case scenario - reverting to WTO rules and tariff levels - some of the pain to the UK export sector has been blunted by the 13% fall in the British pound relative to the euro," ...