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Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... measured inflation but would be unlikely to have a lasting effect". As such, the FOMC remains committed to maintaining monetary policy accommodation until it achieves its goals of "maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2% over the long run. ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... rallying. Wall Street continues to register fresh highs, pulling up 'the others' along with it, powered by fiscal and monetary policy largesse... and FOMO (fear of missing out) and TINA (there is no alternative). However, the rise and rise in copper ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... stockmarket buoyant? The usual suspects are there: vaccine optimism; relaxation of restrictions in some countries; fiscal and monetary policy accommodation, etc. Nah, it's the BOJ stupid and its aggressive ETF purchases which, according to Reuters ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... of profit-taking on Wall Street but the road to the end of 2021 is looking up, paved by the imperatives of fiscal and monetary policies.

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
The Bank of England (BOE) gave financial markets what they wanted and kept monetary policy settings unchanged - the bank rate at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion - at its first Monetary Policy Committee meeting on February 4. It was hoping ...

Chief economist update: Oil gush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... significant turnaround from the 8.8 mb/d drop recorded in 2020. "This recovery mainly reflects the impact of fiscal and monetary support packages as well as the effectiveness of steps to resolve the pandemic." The supply side of crude oil's demand/supply ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... was earlier expected...underpinned by Australia's success on the health front and the very significant fiscal and monetary support," Lowe said. "The recovery is expected to continue, with the central scenario being for GDP to grow by 3.5% over both ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... administration's, actions and pledges to underwrite continued strengthening in consumer and business activity through fiscal and monetary policy accommodation should keep the American economy improving through increased consumer spending, rising ...

Shipton to leave ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... estimated that a reasonable amount to have covered by the regulator would have been around $14,000. "In the absence of any monetary value in that agreement, there should have been no expectation that the agreement was for an uncapped amount," Thom wrote. ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a shallower contraction in world output for the year ended 2020 - minus 3.5%, down from the October forecast of a 4.4% contraction and the 4.9% decline it ...