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Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... versus the euro and 2.5% vis-a-vis the yen over the same period. Just as Sterling's past depreciation pushed up import prices that, in turn, flowed through into higher UK inflation, its appreciation is doing the reverse - UK import prices eased to 2.7% ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... (relative to major currencies) depreciated by 8.6% last year and is 1.4% lower this year to date - that would prop up import prices and eventually feed through into higher inflation overall. All these provide an upside risk to the Fed's growth and inflation ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... - but the British central bank expects this to ease slowly to around 2.5% by mid-2018 "as the contribution from import prices fell back" before heading down "towards the 2% target in the medium term". What may have not been expected was the People's ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... overall. Not only will it affect iron ore prices but overall export - more expensive in the international market - and import prices - cheaper for Australians. Net exports (exports minus imports) contributed 0.4 percentage points to Australia's second ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... between two and 3%." This is underscored by the Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) latest update on the country's import prices. The import price index fell by 0.1% in the June quarter following a 1.2% increase in the previous three-month period. ...

Traded goods inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... report (released later tonight), the fed funds rate would be at 0.75%-1.0% in about five days' time (15th of March). Import prices rose by 4.6% in the year to February, speeding up from 3.8% in the previous month and 1.9% in December, as costs of consumer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Australia export and import prices When the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the June quarter National Accounts last September, one notable piece of information was the bureau's mention that "The Terms of trade increased by 2.3% in seasonally ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
US export and import prices The Fed's view that the negative impact of import prices on consumer price inflation would be easing appears to be in the money with the latest import price index showing continued improvement. Though less than the expected ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... of 27% in 2010. However the 'pay down debt' component has steadily lifted over the last three years." US export & import prices Latest data on US export and import prices dispel Rosengren's "overheating" warning. The economy is not importing inflation. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... required to ensure that future inflation settles near the middle of the target range [1.0%-3.0%]. US export and import prices It's easing but the latest import price data shows that the America is still not importing inflation. Import prices fell by ...