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Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... absolutely nothing." This made sense because a day before Trump's 25/10 steel/aluminium tariff took effect on the 23 March, POTUS announced that the White House would be imposing a 25% tariff on around US$60 billion of Chinese imports, with Factset reporting ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... Virginia, it's an excuse to sell. For in the words of that other Donald - Donald Rumsfeld - it's a known known. Before he was POTUS, Trump promised that: "A Trump Administration will also ensure that we start using American steel for American infrastructure." ...

Pre-Christmas delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... 21% and the personal income tax rate from 39.6% to 37%... five days before Christmas. Love him or treat him as a joke but POTUS is proving true to his word. With the tax cuts' passage, Trump can add another check mark to his "campaign promises to fulfil" ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... a crying shame the alleged "collusion" between Trump's campaign and Russia came out when it did - about the same time as POTUS appears to be within grasps of tucking his first legislative win under his belt. Oh yes, this refers to the long-promised ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole! US consumers must be partying like it's the year 2000 for they have not been this optimistic since December of that year. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index surged to a reading of 125.6 in March from 116.1 in the previous ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... of Congress that was speculated to trigger sell orders if he doesn't spell out the details of his reflationary policies. POTUS didn't but the market still went up with investors still buying his promises of tax cuts and infrastructure spending. This ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... he, hopefully, will deliver the details of his reflationary policies. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has hinted that POTUS will talk about his tax-reform plan - corporate and personal income tax reform. The US equity market had been riding high ...

Mexican pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me". But not for Mexico, it appears, especially when the words come from POTUS. US President Trump's rhetoric about "building a wall along the US-Mexican border"...and making Mexico pay for that wall ...

Buying American

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
"We will have so much winning if I get elected that you may get bored with winning." (Donald Trump) POTUS appears to be fulfilling another of his campaign promises if the latest stats on the country's international trade are anything to go by. The US ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... off again, on again (with extreme vetting) refugee deal with the US of A which Trump characterised as a "dumb deal". What POTUS will do next is anybody's guess. But the fact that he has followed through with his campaign promises from day one suggests ...