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Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... we've witnessed in recent times could be partially attributed to the net positive impact of lower oil prices on economic activity. This is because lower oil prices are a 'de facto' tax cut for consumers, raising disposable income and lifting household ...

Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... "transitory factors" and members "continued to expect that, with gradual adjustments in the stance of monetary policy, economic activity would expand at a moderate pace, labor market conditions would strengthen somewhat further, and inflation would stabilize ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... Greece burned the Grexit bridge out of the Eurozone and said they'll stay, the threat of contagion faded away - economic activity in the single currency area have gaining momentum. This is a fact not lost on ECB president Marion Draghi who declared after ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... strong industrial demand. These forecasts all make sense given the broader backdrop of strengthening global economic activity. But if the downtrend in commodity prices continues, it could have negative consequences, especially with regards to undoing ...

Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... in their forecasts. "The Committee expects that, with gradual adjustments in the stance of monetary policy, economic activity will expand at a moderate pace, labor market conditions will strengthen somewhat further, and inflation will stabilise around ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... annual pace of ¥80 trillion -- at the conclusion of its 26-27 April meeting. In the accompanying "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices" report, the BOJ had become more confident with regards to growth. It now sees the economy in a moderate "expansion" ...

Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... speculated when the minutes of the 14-15 March FOMC meeting was released. The Beige Book report showed that economic activity continued to expand across all the 12 Federal Reserve Districts over the period from mid-February to the end of March. While ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... jumped to its highest level since September 2000, 113.8 in March from 103.9 in the previous month. Strengthening economic activity, rising wealth effect from rising stock and home prices- the S&P 500 has risen by 5.4% this year to date and by 18.3% from ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... January (from 0.5% in June last year) while the core rate has advanced to 1.6% from 1.4%. The strength in domestic economic activity, along with the British pound's sharp depreciation - Sterling's effective exchange rate has dropped by 12.9% since Brexit ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... was the fastest pace since 2009. These are evidence that the European Central Bank's (ECB) efforts to boost economic activity in the region are working that, in turn, could lift gathering "taper" expectations. However, these expectations should be tempered ...