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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... through our adjustment to the third phase - so far without a major slump in overall economic activity." And the good Gov Glenn is optimistic that, "There is still a pretty good chance that we will come out of this episode fairly well, and much better ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) but more pointedly for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB). RBA Gov Glenn presented his rationale before the Australian Parliament's economics committee on why the Fed should lift: "The argument ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... "whenever we find ourselves in times of trouble" -- nah, Mother Mary doesn't come speaking words of wisdom, we turn to Gov Glenn singing Queen's "Save me, save me, save me I can't face this life alone..." And thus, here we are willing the RBA to cut ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... and sustainable increase in growth, in an environment where private leverage is already rather high or even too high". Gov Glenn spelled it out in his address to the Economic Society of Australia in Brisbane last June, "...it really is very important ...

RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... probably as low as US65Ac by the end of the year". Adding that, this is "a helpful bearishness". I am pretty sure that Gov Glenn thinks as much and could maintain the downward pressure on the dollar-A by simply maintaining the line in July's statement ...

Make it December (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... the flukes - the outliers -- as annual growth in the ECI had been averaging only about 2.0% since 2010. Just as RBA Gov Glenn wondered whether Australia's trend growth is now lower than 3% -- 3.5%, maybe America's NAIRU (non-accelerating inflation rate ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... and Irene informed and prepared well in advance when she's about to push the lift-off button. This reminds me of RBA Gov Glenn's comments after his speech at the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum in London at the end of June. "Countless ...

A question of trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... little evidence of any price pressure." "Half an hour later though and the dollar was less than US74Ac, at US73.92Ac." Gov Glenn was correct the first time, "To some extent this is perhaps a natural outworking of richer, more complex societies possessing ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... kicked 3 years further down the road, the A$ falls? Not that I'm complaining... and am sure RBA Gov Glen would too. Gov Glenn would be happier with Black Rock's prediction of a slide to around US70Ac before the New Year and Capital Economics' forecast ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... days ago. Needless to say, expectations will change again at the drop of another fresher stat. This reminds me of RBA Gov Glenn's comments after his speech at the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum in London only last Tuesday. "Countless ...