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Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... and -0.4% in April. This should aid the BOJ's efforts towards lifting inflation up to its 2% target...eventually. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... before you expect a more aggressive BOE, note that core inflation has eased to 1.8% in July from 2.7% at the start of 2018. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: A new currency is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... and lesser subsidies would only further erode Venezuela's purchasing power - even with a 3464% increase in wages. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Trump (who went on record last month that he's not "thrilled" with the Fed's rate hikes) sing the happy song. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Don't mind the gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... correlation with the underemployment rate, helping to explain the lacklustre growth in wages over the past few years. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... to act (cut interest rates). It's only thanks to the weakening A$ that the RBA could still afford to sit and wait. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... push this expansion to a new record by adding a super-charged era of growth on to the sluggish one from 2009 to 2016." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Emerging markets feel the heat as Turkey burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... emerging markets, prompting their respective central banks to lift interest rates but in so doing also choke economic growth. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist ...

Chief economist update: Turkey's roasted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... and Spain have debt exposure to Turkey. The deeper the Turkish lira dives, the less it's able to repay these debts. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Betting on down rather than up?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... surge in inflation. The New Zealand dollar is now trading at US$0.6595, down another 0.14% from when I started this piece. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...