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Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... baseline outlook remains favourable, the question is whether these uncertainties [mainly "heightened concerns over trade developments"] will continue to weigh on the outlook and thus call for additional monetary policy accommodation. Many FOMC participants ...

Chief operating officer joins platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... ensuring IPS grows sustainably by hiring the right people to help the platform expand as it launches new products and developments. IPS was founded 10 years ago and has 25 staff members, the majority of which are based in Sydney. Its founder and director ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... market and lift household debt to new record highs. Then again, you, I and Irene, will have to wait for how these new developments pan out, plug it into the Taylor Rule formula and gaze at its prescient recommendation.

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... remain - high house prices, low interest rates, high household debt, and subdued income growth - two more recent developments have led us to review the appropriateness of the interest rate floor," APRA chair Wayne Byres said. "With interest rates at ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... unemployment rate than below-target inflation as its forward guidance suggests, "the board will be paying close attention to developments in the labour market at its upcoming meetings". Latest data showing the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.2% in April ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... financial markets. It told us so at its May board meeting, stating: "The board will be paying close attention to developments in the labour market at its upcoming meetings." The Australian Financial Review (AFR) writes: "Market pricing for an interest ...

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... unemployment rate than below-target inflation as its forward guidance suggests, "the Board will be paying close attention to developments in the labour market at its upcoming meetings". We'll get the latest update on the state of the country's ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... "Although the year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI) has continued to show relatively weak developments compared to the economic expansion and the labor market tightening, it is likely to increase gradually toward 2%, mainly due ...

Chief economist update: A tariff for a tariff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... curve. So much so that financial markets are betting that steady interest rates wouldn't be enough given recent developments in the Sino-US trade stoush and the financial markets' reaction to it. The CME FedWatch Tool shows the probability that ...

Chief economist update: The (trade) war is back on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... record low (based on Factset data going back to 1998) of 5.3% recorded in August last year. For sure, these positive developments resulted from economic stimuli delivered by the Chinese government and the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) as well ...