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Chief economist update: Anatomy of an RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... of full-time jobs. This, along with the still high level of under-employment, ensures continued sluggish growth in wages. Ergo, Australian consumers would need to fund their spending by continuing to dip into their savings. But the record high levels ...

Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... the Eurozone is losing momentum and an increasing number of emerging economies are either in or heading for contraction. Ergo, lesser demand for oil. As per supply, Trump's recent decision exempting eight countries - China, India, Greece, Italy ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... growth. But as I've eternally reminded gentle readers on this space, these seasonally adjusted stats are highly volatile. Ergo, should be taken with a pinch of sugar and spice. They're up one month, down the next or up over the past two or three ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... growth, stable and low inflation scenario. Eco 101 dictates that strong growth will ultimately lead to higher inflation. Ergo, the Fed would need to be more aggressive in raising the fed funds rate. At the conclusion of its September FOMC meeting, the ...

Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... that was there in March. I could only guess this is because the US economy is evolving in line with the Fed's expectations. Ergo, the three interest rate hikes this year that the Fed forward guided you, I and Irene at the start of 2018 remains on track. ...

LGIAsuper appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
LGIAsuper has ended a five-month search for a chief executive, appointing a former McKinsey & Company implementation leader. Kate Farrar takes on the role at LGIAsuper having been at McKinsey & Company for nearly two years. Before that, she was a managing ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... the budget gap over the next 10 years." US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin argues that the additional economic growth (ergo, more government revenue) that would be generated by the tax cuts would offset the toll on the deficit. That may well be but ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... as a significant drop in market participants' expectations for the most likely outcome for inflation in the longer run." Ergo, a continuation of the gently-gently approach towards normality. "Moving too quickly risks overadjusting policy to head off ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... and that based on the latest numbers, both headline and core measures remain below the low end of the RBA's 2%-3% target. Ergo, the hawkish interpretations that sprang after the release of the minutes of the RBA's 4 July board meeting were just that... ...

Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... 11/2% today is not as expansionary as a cash rate of 11/2% would have been in the 1990s or the first half of the 2000s." Ergo, the cash rate wouldn't need to rise by much. Debelle also revealed the RBA's displeasure at the Australian dollar's ascent. ...