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Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... bps to 1.75% just last month. The Beige Book's general assessment of economic conditions remained unchanged: "Economic activity continued to expand at a modest to moderate pace across the 12 Federal Reserve Districts in March and early April. Outlooks ...

Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... the minutes of the 20-21 March FOMC meeting: "A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2% over the medium term, implied that the appropriate ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is heading Fed's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... more aggressive path towards normalisation. "A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2% over the medium term, implied that the appropriate ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... over the growth outlook: "Turning to the growth outlook, several factors are expected to accelerate the pace of economic activity in 2018-19. First, there are now clearer signs of revival in investment activity as reflected in the sustained expansion ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... higher wages that would encourage increased consumer spending - that which accounts for around two-thirds of economic activity. However, growth in wages remains sluggish. The wage price index slightly inched up to 2.1% in the year to the December 2017 ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... trade protectionism or rising geopolitical risk could also negatively affect confidence, trade, and overall economic activity." The IMF listed almost the same risks to its outlook but for our purpose, here's the statement on trade: "Inward-looking policies. ...

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... week was that of the Fed's. But here too, it's more of the same - three rate increases this year, optimism over economic activity and achieving the 2% inflation target. Sure, there are certain sections in the market expecting a fourth rate rise, but ...

Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... in the next influenced by positive factors: "First, GST implementation is stabilising, which augurs well for economic activity. Second, there are early signs of revival in investment activity as reflected in improving credit offtake, large resource mobilisation ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... you want to buy into real growth, real earnings and real dividends, you've got to look at where all the real economic activity is going on," he said. China has transformed itself from a total GDP of less than $1 trillion in 1997 to having added $1.35 ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... the 2% increase in exports. "An appreciating exchange rate would be expected to result in a slower pick-up in economic activity and inflation than currently forecast." (RBA Statement, 6 February 2018). Tax cuts anyone? Ben Ong is the Director of Economics ...