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Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... to one "to allow businesses to be able to reopen". The relaxation of restrictions in the UK (and aided by monetary and fiscal stimulus measures) -- like in most other nations around the world - sparked a recovery in economic activity, underscored by ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... Virginia, how do we explain the rise and rise of the Australian dollar at a time when uncertainty is at its extreme - that even fiscal and monetary authorities put "extent and duration of the pandemic" caveats on their forecasts - and the global economy ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... sand" 0.25% cash rate limit and like most other central banks' are hopin' and wishin' and prayin' that fiscal stimulus measures continue to mitigate a harder than expected thud in the domestic economy until the coronavirus goes away.

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... before the coronavirus became the covid-19 pandemic. Like many, if not most, nations, Japan delivered substantial amounts of fiscal and monetary stimuli to mitigate the fallout from the pandemic. So far, it's not looking good. The au Jibun Bank Japan ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... in just around two weeks. Central government's cruel restrictions (by western standards) - along with monetary and fiscal stimulus measures - have saved the Chinese economy from falling into a technical recession; GDP growth rebounded by 11.5% in ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... Committee Tim Wilson asked: "Is one of the core reasons we have been able to cushion the economic impact that we have had fiscal space to do so because there was a certain degree of prudence in the lead-up to this crisis? If we were to take on more debt ...

Chief economist update: Worse news is better news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... year were expected to be somewhat less robust than in the previous forecast. Although the staff assumed that additional fiscal stimulus measures would be enacted beyond those anticipated in the June forecast, the positive effect on the economic outlook ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... back during the 2000-2001 'Dot Com' bubble," Yang said. "Uncertainties surrounding the approval of a second US fiscal stimulus package remain, while a review of the phase-one US-China trade deal is in limbo. These are two potential catalysts ...

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... impact of the health crisis, Australia is relatively well positioned," Comyn said. "We are starting from a position of fiscal and economic strength. Significant stimulus measures have supported the economy, there is a strong pipeline of infrastructure ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... extended the federal eviction moratorium that expired last month." But as with all other nations on terra firma, monetary and fiscal authorities will forever be dispensing handouts if the pandemic isn't put under control.