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Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... transcript of her press conference, Yellen said that, "While changes in tax policy will likely provide some lift to economic activity in coming years, the magnitude and timing of the macroeconomic effects of any tax package remain uncertain." For sure ...

The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... received since the Committee met in September indicated that the labor market had continued to strengthen and that economic activity had been rising at a solid rate despite hurricane-related disruptions". I discussed this in yesterday's piece (http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/c-is-the-key-107201377) ...

Fed does the expected, will do as expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate despite hurricane-related disruptions." Keyword: "solid rate". This is a step-up from the "economic ...

The BOJ's boring Halloween

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... October 2019. All good but I feel that there's a trick here somewhere. The fine print in the BOJ's 'Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (October 2017)' report says that "The consumption tax hike scheduled to take place in October 2019 will affect ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... update is virtually no different from last month. "Reports from all 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicated that economic activity increased in September through early October, with the pace of growth split between modest and moderate." "Employment growth ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... meeting. Not surprisingly, the RBI admitted that the introduction of the GST in July have had a negative impact on economic activity particularly, in the manufacturing sector. "This may further delay the revival of investment activity, which is already ...

Whitehelm acquires Netherlands asset for pension funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... vessels. Whitehelm sees opportunities to develop on the terminal's land bank and add infrastructure to support economic activity in the northeast part of the Netherlands. Whitehelm has invested about €5.8 billion ($8.7 billion) in its 19-year history ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... with adverse implications for financial stability. For these reasons, and given that monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation with a substantial lag, it would be imprudent to keep monetary policy on hold until inflation is back to 2%." ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... in a stable manner. The bank will make policy adjustments as appropriate, taking account of developments in economic activity and prices as well as financial conditions, with a view to maintaining the momentum toward achieving the price stability target." ...

China slows to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... world's second biggest economy towards "healthier and more sustainable" growth. More to the point, the slowdown in economic activity is an affirmation of the success of the Politburo's endeavours (commands? or heads will roll) at decreasing excess capacity ...