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Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... the best move is to do nothing. Or to paraphrase Ronan Keating's song, you do it best when you do nothing at all. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... picks up lest it exacerbates the financial stress on households. The RBA knows this, it has said so many, many times. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Heaven can wait but the BOE couldn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... including in the public sector." Not totally a bad thing for it'll allow the BOE to go gently on subsequent rate hikes. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: The grass is paler on the China side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... the survey signaled a weakening manufacturing trend as a grim export market dragged on the sector's performance." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ kills off specs (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... off exit speculations by removing the timing of when it expects to reach its inflation target only a few months before. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... softer growth, would further impede economic growth and put downward pressure on inflation... however, it is measured. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... am not happy about it." Then again, the Fed would need to be vigilant over the continued flatness of the yield curve. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: ECB on track for exit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... remain prominent. Moreover, the risk of persistent heightened financial market volatility continues to warrant monitoring." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... prices. I think that's a much bigger risk to our economy than people having surprisingly low inflation expectations." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... strategies. This time of synchronised global growth (or no longer?) should be the time when governments just "let it be". Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...