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Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Heading into last weekend, financial headlines abound over the latest update on US consumer price inflation. Financial market participants keenly awaited its release for clues on future Fed monetary policy direction...or so the headlines say. I say ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... economic expectations dropped by 5.2% in December from November while expectations over the next five years declined by 2.5%. US CPI inflation Higher energy prices are flowing through into US consumer prices. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to 1.7% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... 7.6% jump in TAS and a 4.7% rise SA. NSW, VIC, QLD and WA recorded increases of 3.1%, 1.6%, 1.5% and 2.0%, respectively. US CPI inflation US headline CPI inflation increased by 0.3% in the month of September following a 0.2% rise in the previous month. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... increased by 1.6% in July compared with the same month last year, easing from the 2.1% year-on-year growth rate in June. US CPI inflation Total consumer prices posted no increase in the month of July following gains of 0.2% each in the months of May ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... and the absence of a big surprise - up or down - provides no immediate implication for RBA monetary policy adjustment. US CPI inflation Headline consumer prices increased by 0.2% in May, slowing from April's 0.4% monthly gain and lower than expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... year to March. The RBA's reduction in interest rates this month should help support motor vehicle spending going forward. US CPI inflation April's 0.4% month-on-month increase in US headline CPI inflation might be higher than the expected 0.3% pick-up ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month low of 95.1 in April from 99.1 in March and 101.3 in February. US CPI inflation Back to back disappointing releases on the US economy is likely to push back Fed rate hike expectations. Following ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... remained a key factor in determining market confidence. He said there was little coming up in the way of local data, however US CPI data due to be released next week would also impact the course of the Australian dollar. Mr Gibbs said the local unit ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... producer prices, also released this week, will not have as much punch. This is because markets have already seen the latest US CPI numbers - released last week - and also because of the recent fall in commodity prices, notably oil. Financial markets ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... and it seems like a case of deja vu. Back home, the Australian bond market opened softer this morning after a moderate US CPI figure was released on Friday, cooling speculation that the US Federal Reserve will increase interest rates to curb any inflation ...