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Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
"Help, I need somebody... Help me if you can, I'm feeling down... Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you please, please help me." -- The Beatles Most major world central banks have already cut interest rates (more than once) and/or ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Sub-one percent official cash rate here we come! The Australian dollar's near half a cent drop to US$67.84 on the day immediately following the US Federal Reserve's announced a 25 bp cut in the fed funds rate underscores financial markets' ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
It's rare for two economists to have a meeting of minds (you all know the economists' jokes), but I'm happy to read Jason Murphy's - an economist. He is the author of the new book Incentivology and an article on news.com.au entitled ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Aside for bragging rights, I can't understand why the current Australian government remains hell-bent on achieving that promised "Budget surplus". The current sitting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg looks set to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... communist/socialist/authoritarian government. China's counter-policy responses smack of adherence to the diktat of capitalist John Maynard Keynes. China's right in the thick of employing Keynesian Economics - a capitalist/market economy stabilisation ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
Forget John Maynard Keynes. Forget David Ricardo. A new economic sheriff is in town and his name is Donald J. Trump. POTUS has gone against Keynes' counter-cyclical prescription by increasing fiscal spending - tax cuts and increased expenditure ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... Board does not see a strong case for a near-term adjustment in monetary policy." At least we learned from John Maynard Keynes what long-term is: "in the long-run we're all dead" but how long or short is "near-term"? My guess is that the "near-term" would ...

AustralianSuper expands mandate for European growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... Real Estate has so far produced great outcomes for members, having advised on several acquisitions including in Milton Keynes and Kings Cross. "AustralianSuper looks forward to expanding the mandate into the broader European market. It underlines our ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... year and has gained another 5.8% this year. In spite of Duterte's animosity towards the west, he's embraced John Maynard Keynes' prescription, using government spending to "build, build, and build." The Nikkei Asian Review reports that, "At the core ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... dollar is a reflection of the strength of the US economy..." Hopefully, Mnuchin's "long-term" is not as long as John Maynard Keynes' because to quote, "for in the long run, we are all dead". Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker ...