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Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
"You're going to have protection for the first time in a long time." For better or worse, US President Donald Trump continues to deliver on his campaign promises. Wall Street took Trump's latest promise fulfilment as an excuse to take profits. The Dow ...

Robo-adviser crashes during Wall Street selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... market cap stocks on the London Stock Exchange) declined 3.15%, but then finished the week up 1.99%. "Similarly, after the Trump victory in November 2016, the futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average indexes fell by over 4%. In both cases ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... expect wages to increase in the months ahead" and it's not hard to pencil in continued wage gains. And oh, there's also Trump's tax cut - which had already prodded several US companies - Walmart, AT&T, Wells Fargo, etc. - to pass some on onto their employees ...

Chief economist update: The spook on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... yields catch up) that, in turn, portends stronger growth for the US economy. And speaking of stronger US economic growth, Trump's tax cuts have not yet have time to flow through into corporate earnings, then investment, then jobs, then wages, then spending. ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... releases are scheduled for this week - ones that could either preserve or disrupt the status quo. In America, President Donald Trump will deliver his 'State of the Union' address and the Fed meets for the first time this year (and Madam Yellen's last). ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... percentage points to growth, a substantial lift from the 0.40 pps it contributed to September quarter growth. This, even before Trump's tax cuts became law. And the future? The Wall Street Journal's article headlined "The Tax Law, Just One Month Old ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... (although still denied by officials) as against the Fed's telegraphed gradual and gentle policy tightening; concerns over Trump's tax cuts on the fiscal deficit - expected to add US$1.3 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years; and, the absence ...

Australia overdue for company tax cut: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... prospective US fiscal expansion in 2018 appears dictated by the political cycle rather than the economic cycle. With Donald Trump fulfilling his 2016 presidential election campaign promises of delivering tax cuts and spending increases ahead of 2018's ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... release of the December CPI report. Chances are Kashkari will get his wish and soon. The passage of US President Donald Trump's tax cuts into law has already prodded several US companies to announce pay hikes. As CNBC reported late last month, "Fifth ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... recorded only one down month for the entire year - a record in itself - and these, despite geopolitical concerns, the threat of Trump's impeachment and the US Federal Reserve slowly tightening the screws on monetary policy and expensive valuations. At ...