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Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... in inflation - headline and core - was due to base effects. It also underscores supply and production constraints as Americans bought more pre-loved vehicles. The BLS reports that, "The index for used cars and trucks continued to rise sharply, increasing ...

Chief economist update: The devil's in the headline US payrolls number details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... or lost business due to the pandemic" is "down from 9.4 million in the previous month". Yes Virginia, there were less Americans unable to work in May than there were in April. This is in addition to disincentivised workers. We may call them slacks but ...

Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... more specifically, the rounds of stimulus cheques and increased unemployment benefits - that are "disincentivising" Americans from re-entering the labour market. Job or no job, American consumers have money to burn. They're willing and able to accept ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... more specifically, the rounds of stimulus cheques and increased unemployment benefits - that are "disincentivising" Americans from re-entering the labour market. There's the cheque for US$1200 per person (plus US$500 per child) issued under the CARES ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... year. Also, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that as of 30 March, around 96 million adult Americans have received the first shot of the vaccines, with more than 53 million already fully vaccinated. Vox.com opines that, "At ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... additional soft skills as their role evolves." In a separate survey by Schroders, which asked how the coronavirus has forced Americans to overhaul their way of life, saving for the future has become their third priority. The Schroders US Retirement survey ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... according to a leading economist. Capital Group economist Darrell Spence is optimistic that by September 2021, when most Americans receive their vaccinations, the country will emerge from the coronavirus-induced recession. In the meantime, however, the ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... December 2020. What is more, is that downward revisions in November and December showed there were less 159,000 less Americans in employment in those two months than previously reported. Moreover, in spite of the January gain, the US economy remains ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... domestic divide that four years of Donald Trump's administration incited. In his Inaugural Address, Biden called on Americans to: "...end this uncivil war - red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... expand. More so, after Joe Biden becomes the 46th POTUS on January 20. Biden's already announced that he will ask Americans to commit 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president. Announcing more restrictions wouldn't be far ...