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Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... days) in history. Prime Minister Abe is credited with "Abenomics" - coined for his "three arrows" strategy: accommodative monetary policy aimed at achieving the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) 2% inflation target; increased fiscal spending aimed at raising ...

Rapper charged over crypto scandal

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... provisions of the federal securities laws. "The complaint seeks injunctive relief, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, and civil monetary penalties, as well as an officer-and-director bar against Felton," the SEC said. The US Attorney's office for ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... since February". Yes Virginia, the re-opening and easing of restrictions in much of the globe, along with fiscal and monetary support, has helped. However, the fat lady hasn't sung yet. Europe is now on the brink of a second wave and infections and ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... two metres to one "to allow businesses to be able to reopen". The relaxation of restrictions in the UK (and aided by monetary and fiscal stimulus measures) -- like in most other nations around the world - sparked a recovery in economic activity, underscored ...

Chief economist update: RBA increases and extends TFF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... is required," the latest forward guidance added a phrase in the closing paragraph that it is considering "how further monetary measures could support the recovery". This implies the RBA may have become concerned that Australia's second wave - which ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... explain the rise and rise of the Australian dollar at a time when uncertainty is at its extreme - that even fiscal and monetary authorities put "extent and duration of the pandemic" caveats on their forecasts - and the global economy is in recession. ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... pandemic. Perhaps, this is because it was overshadowed by the almost simultaneous reports of the Fed's change in monetary policy strategy and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation (due to ill health). One thing's certain, the general ...

Chief economist update: Fed heads for the mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Jackson Hole symposium - online as it may be this year due to the pandemic - produced another significant shift in US monetary policy. On August 27 at the Hole, US Federal Reserve chair virtually buried the Philips Curve - the inverse correlation between ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... coronavirus became the covid-19 pandemic. Like many, if not most, nations, Japan delivered substantial amounts of fiscal and monetary stimuli to mitigate the fallout from the pandemic. So far, it's not looking good. The au Jibun Bank Japan PMI survey ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... in Beijing in just around two weeks. Central government's cruel restrictions (by western standards) - along with monetary and fiscal stimulus measures - have saved the Chinese economy from falling into a technical recession; GDP growth rebounded ...