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Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... policy adjusting - or in the vernacular, verbal intervention. It did it again at its October meeting - it kept monetary policy settings unchanged while at the same time stating that: "The bank will not hesitate to take additional easing measures if there ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... weak, and as I've scribbled on this page yesterday, it's no longer a risk but a certainty. Then again, monetary policy operates with a lag - it takes between 12-15 months for changes in interest rates to filter through into the economy - proving ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... that, in turn, would allow central banks to resume policy normalisation instead of dreaming of new unconventional monetary policy measures.

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... rate would be stuck at 0.75% and we just have to wait until the economy catches up with the lagged effects of monetary policy. I have no problem with that. That'll be good... if the economy operates in a vacuum. But it doesn't. Apart from inflation ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... final outing as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) came and went without much fanfare. The ECB kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its October 24 meeting. This is to be expected after it announced a big one (so far) a month prior (in ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... 1.1%. Like the Japanese yen, is the Australian dollar becoming a safe-haven currency? While relative US-Australia monetary policy and growth forecasts favour buying American dollars against Australian ones, there are other factors determining exchange ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... Philip Lowe's optimism that "a gentle turning point appears to have been reached" expressed in 1 October's monetary policy decision. Nah Governor, for survey says we're now teetering on the brink. The flash estimate of the Commonwealth Bank ...

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... uncertain outlook for global growth and the potential for shocks to markets while recognising that accommodative monetary policy continues to support asset prices," Future Fund chair Peter Costello said in a statement. "Looking to the longer-term, the ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... policymakers should address financial vulnerabilities that pose risks to growth in the medium term," it said. "Monetary policy cannot be the only game in town and should be coupled with fiscal support where fiscal space is available." The report also ...

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... the Bank of England's (BOE) favour. It's one of the very few central banks that's forward guiding monetary policy towards higher interest rates (albeit "gradual and limited") at a time when the US Federal Reserve has already cut rates twice ...