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Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
"Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." These were the words in the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement of ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... continued to anticipate that, based on their assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for economic activity, the labor market, and inflation, the conditions for policy firming had been met or would likely be met by the end of the year. ...

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... sustainable growth and inflation consistent with the target." (RBA) "It will examine both upside and downside risks to economic activity and prices, and make adjustments as appropriate." (BOJ) And these risks? "Risks to the outlook include developments ...

Fed will lift later this year if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... considering the "uncertainties" Janet, herself, mentioned: "Considerable uncertainties also surround the outlook for economic activity. For example, we cannot be certain about the pace at which the headwinds still restraining the domestic economy will ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... is good. We negotiated the financial crisis without a major financial crisis of our own or a big downturn in economic activity. We negotiated the first two phases of the resources boom without major inflationary problems, and are part way through our ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... sees dead people. Read the statement again, "Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term" and Janet's clarification, "We focused ...

Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... diminished since early this year." It's you: "Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." "The Committee continues to see the ...

Should the Fed re-launch QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... implications to date for the growth outlook in China, several participants noted that a material slowdown in Chinese economic activity could pose risks to the U.S. economic outlook." But the following sentence hit the nail right on the head, "Some participants ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... For, according to the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) August Board meeting, "Domestically, economic activity had generally been more positive over recent months." Likewise, "Members noted that the key forces operating on the domestic ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... statistics department says the new method is more in line with global practices and gives a better picture of economic activity." So there. Under the old measurement method, annual Indian GDP growth slowed to 6.2% in March quarter from 6.8% in the previous ...