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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... proportion of respondents expecting less jobs in the coming months increased to 18.1% in May from 16.7% in April. Eurozone CPI inflation Flash estimates show that headline consumer price inflation in the Eurozone dipped by 0.1% in the year to May - in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... straight month of fall and the fifth over the past six months. Persistent deflation in the country - both headline and core CPI inflation measures down by 0.3% in April - consumers would not be in a rush to boost spending on expectations that prices ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... clear what its intentions are to boost growth and rid the economy of deflation, amid slow global growth. The annual rate of CPI inflation in Singapore had been falling for 18 straight months - down 0.5% in April from down 1.0 in the previous month. The ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... the lowest on record. Fortunately, Australian workers still have some spending power thanks to lower inflation - headline CPI inflation was at 1.3% in the March quarter. The bad news is that lower inflation also diminishes workers' bargaining power in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... year to March. The RBA's reduction in interest rates this month should help support motor vehicle spending going forward. US CPI inflation April's 0.4% month-on-month increase in US headline CPI inflation might be higher than the expected 0.3% pick-up ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... significance to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in ts conduct of monetary policy. More so, in light of the recent reacceleration of CPI inflation above its 5.0% target. Indian CPI inflation accelerated to 5.4% in the year to April from 4.8% in the previous ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... is back. Headline consumer prices declined by 0.1 percent in the year to March following a 0.3% increase in February. Core CPI inflation - ex food - fell by 0.3% over the same period after recording no growth in the previous two months. (this is the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... May Board meeting following "information showing inflationary pressures are lower than expected". To be sure, March quarter CPI inflation measures - headline (1.3%), trimmed mean (1.7%), weighted median (1.4%) - all came in below expectations and moved ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... Brazilian economy. The Brazilian central kept interest rates at a 10-year high of 14.25% at its April meeting despite easing CPI inflation. The annual inflation rate slowed from 9.4% in March to 9.3% last month - more than double the central bank's 4.5% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... measures imposed on the Greeks and continued deflation in the economy suggests continued weakness in domestic demand. Greek CPI inflation fell by 0.4% in the year to April following a 0.7%decline in the previous month. Except for increases in December ...