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Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... remained at very high levels. These are all fine and dandy readings that point to further improvement in domestic economic activity, so why the deterioration in confidence? NAB chief economist, Alan Oster, explains: "escalating tensions with North Korea ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... for output and employment. An appreciating exchange rate would be expected to result in a slower pick-up in economic activity and inflation than currently forecast." This followed August's 'Statement on Monetary Policy' where the RBA noted that: "It ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... which remained at a strong reading of 56.3 in July. Although measured inflation remains below target, stronger economic activity should contain further erosion in inflation expectations.

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... concern over the currency. "An appreciating exchange rate would be expected to result in a slower pick-up in economic activity and inflation than currently forecast." (RBA) "A lower New Zealand dollar is needed to increase tradables inflation and help ...

Low-flation becoming less transitory?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... program relatively soon, provided that the economy evolves broadly as anticipated..." Well, the economy, i.e., economic activity is evolving broadly as the Fed expected, but inflation is not. US headline inflation has ticked up slightly to 1.7% in the ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... Bank's July business survey added credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's optimistic take on the outlook for economic activity in the country, but not inflation which it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy strengthens." NAB's latest business ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... Australian dollar could appreciate further, which if sustained, would be expected to result in a slower pick-up in economic activity and inflation than currently forecast," it said. "Based on historical relationships, a 10% appreciation of the trade-weighted ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... the UK's export competitiveness. Even factoring out Brexit uncertainty, these would exert downward pressure on economic activity. A reason perhaps for the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report's findings that the "Number of households ...

Blue Sky wins $50m venture capital mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... Capital Fund will support our innovative businesses to become more competitive and reach new markets, stimulating economic activity and job creation for our state through government and private sector co-investment." "This means an additional $50 million ...

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... (definition) Growth in private sector credit can hold positive or negative implications for the economy and markets. Economic activity is stimulated when consumers borrow within their means to buy houses, cars and other major purchases. On the other ...