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Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward," Biden said. But there was also something happening with regards to monetary policy. The US Federal Reserve was itself busily trying to "lower the temperature" in the bond markets that saw the yield ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... slipping, and, the VIX index - the fear gauge - dropping by 7.1% to 21.58 points. More so this time that the US executive, monetary and fiscal branches of government are united in ensuring a brighter and more sustainable outlook for the US economy. The ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... of the initial state of emergency on May 25 - a month and a bit after it was put in place. This, along with fiscal and monetary policy support, has allowed the economy to slowly recover. Japanese GDP surged at an annualised rate of 22.9% in the September ...

Careful portfolio rebalances needed: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... co-head of multi-asset solutions, Kej Somaia said. "That is, the expectation that central banks will retain their loose monetary policy for the foreseeable future. This in itself may spark investors to pause and revisit their assumptions regarding the ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... after dropping to an eight-year low on 23 March 2020 (a 32.9% loss from the start of 2020) buoyed by swift and aggressive monetary and fiscal policy responses. The All Ordinaries index is up 1.5% so far this year and is expected to end the vaccine year ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine, the variant

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... to their houses and transport in and out of the city shut on January 23 last year. So much so, that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) first World Economic Outlook (WEO) report (released on 20 January 2020) predicted that, "Global growth is ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... end of President Donald Trump's term in office. But underlying all these are America's aggressive fiscal and monetary responses. The CARES Act, direct payments to households, extended unemployment benefits, the Paycheck Protection Progamme, etc. ...

RBA adds former BT director to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... service to the board throughout their terms. Treasury said the appointments of Watkins and Hewson will help ensure that monetary policy continues to support Australia's economic resilience and prosperity through the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Real estate proves resilience: CoreLogic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... following a recovery trend in the last two months. "Housing values have been supported by a strong mix of regulatory, monetary and fiscal measures, which have induced record-low mortgage rates, the deferment of mortgage repayment for households impacted ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... economy. But if things don't go as planned, the Fed said: "The committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the committee's goals."