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Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... debt obligations, Australia can repay them better. This is underscored by our current account and budget balances. The Economist estimates Australia's current account to be +0.1% of GDP this year and its budget balance also +0.1% of GDP. This compares ...

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: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

Chief economist update: RBA heading to zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... the yuan from depreciating but now that it has allowed market forces to discover the currency's true value. As The Economist explains: "The IMF, which monitors countries' external imbalances, recently concluded that China's external position ...

Chief economist update: Fed cut and Trump's war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... trading partners. Central banks are now easing or maintaining ultra-loose monetary policies in response. But as The Economist printed (in its discussion of the Fed's interest rate cut): "A further cut would not be universally welcome. Catherine Mann ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy a Big Mac in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Whether it's because of currency manipulation or what not, The Economist 's latest estimates of currency over/undervaluation versus the US dollar - based on its Big Mac index - show that POTUS ...

Super funds can spearhead infrastructure: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... take more of a lead? A bit like the private sector coming in with an unsolicited bid to do something," Thomas said. The economist posed the future of infrastructure development in Australia could see super funds approach governments with a pen and a ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... point would be the extent of under-valuation of a particular currency versus the US dollar. On January 10 this year, The Economist published its 'Big Mac' index. It showed that apart from the overvaluation of the Swiss franc (18.7%), Norwegian ...

Now showing: Trump and Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
History is about to be made on 12 June 2018 at Sentosa Island in Singapore between the leader of the free world and the North Korean supremo. It's going to be a "win-win" deal according to US President Donald Trump. In all likelihood, North Korean ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... WTI oil down 1.8% to US$29.42/barrel and Brent oil down 1.9% to US$28.94/barrel. Despite my (and to name drop, 'The Economist' magazine and Dr. Nouriel Roubini's ) protestations that this is a good thing, equity markets floundered. Lower oil prices may ...