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Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... that'll lead to higher unemployment, consumer pessimism... Zero official cash rate here we come. However, note that monetary policy operates with a lag. In Australia, it takes about 12-18 months changes in monetary policy trickles down into general ...

Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... to 2%-2.25% at the conclusion of its July FOMC meeting at 95.1%. This is backed-up by the Fed's semi-annual Monetary Policy Report noting: "Since the beginning of May, the tenor of incoming information on economic activity, on balance, has become ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... (BIS) - the world's central bank of central banks - chief Agustin Carstens that delivered a day before that: "Monetary policy should be considered more as a backstop rather than as a spearhead of a strategy to induce higher sustainable growth" and ...

Chief economist update: BOJ Tankan tanking?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... major risks to its outlook that its economy is "likely to continue on a moderate expanding trend" at its June monetary policy meeting. The BOJ's latest Tankan survey indicates that the US-China trade stoush is, indeed, causing consternation among ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... deleterious effects on the Chinese economy. So much so the powers in Beijing have resorted to both fiscal and monetary policy stimulation to mitigate the downdraft from trade. One illustration of China's stimulus measures is June's announcement ...

Chief economist update: RBA justified to cut rates or not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... Talking about 'The Labour Market and Spare Capacity', Lowe left nothing to speculators' imagination: "Monetary policy is one way of helping get us onto to a better path. The decision earlier this month will assist here. It will support the ...

Chief economist update: Expect an RBNZ rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... weakened, and downside risks related to trade activity have intensified. A number of central banks are easing their monetary policy settings to support demand. The weaker global economy is affecting New Zealand through a range of trade, financial, and ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... European Central Bank (ECB) concluded its Governing Council meeting on the June 6, not only had it announced to keep monetary policy settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.4% - but it also pushed ...

Chief economist update: BOE lets peers do the heavy lifting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
It appears the Bank of England (BOE) is marching to a different tune. While the BOE's monetary policy committee decided to keep current monetary policy settings at its June meeting just like the Fed and the Bank of Japan, it offered an opposing ...

Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... "heightened concerns over trade developments"] will continue to weigh on the outlook and thus call for additional monetary policy accommodation. Many FOMC participants now see that the case for somewhat more accommodative policy has strengthened." Rate ...