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Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... "Japan's economy is likely to continue its moderate expansion, despite being affected by the slowdown in overseas economies for the time being. Domestic demand is likely to follow an uptrend, with a virtuous cycle from income to spending being maintained ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... growth rate of 2.6% in the December 2018 quarter from 3.4% in the third quarter of the same year. However, most other economies use the year-on-year growth rate and applying this to the latest US National Accounts update, America's economy continues ...

Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... conditions are now less supportive of growth than they were earlier last year. Growth has slowed in some major foreign economies, particularly China and Europe. And uncertainty is elevated around several unresolved government policy issues, including ...

Chief economist update: The RBI surprises (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... and soaring oil prices gave perfect rationales for these rising inflation expectations. But as I keep pointing out, economies don't operate in a vacuum. Economic dynamics change to disrupt the "steady state". Crude oil prices (Brent oil) have come ...

Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... rate will average at around 1.8% through to 2021, before lifting to 2.2% in the year 2022. All well and good. Still, economies - especially open ones - don't operate in a vacuum. The New Zealand dollar jumped by 1.6% to a one-week high versus the ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
"Growth rates for many of the euro area economies have been marked up, especially for Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, reflecting the stronger momentum in domestic demand and higher external demand. Growth in Spain, which has been well above potential ...

Hayne stops short of dismantling vertical integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... despite its problems, the model also provides consumers benefits espoused by the banks in their submissions, such as economies of scale and the convenience of a relationship with just one financial institution. On a simple cost benefit analysis, Hayne ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... in the Australian property market would intensify and that: "The experience from housing downturns in other advanced economies is that central banks nearly always end up cutting policy rates... Capital expects prices in the capital cities to drop 15% ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... estimated at 3.7%, as in the October 2018 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast, despite weaker performance in some economies, notably Europe and Asia. The global economy is projected to grow at 3.5% in 2019 and 3.6% in 2020, 0.2 and 0.1 percentage points ...

Chief economist update: The curse of Japan's consumption tax hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... BOJ's quarterly regional economic survey showed all nine regions reporting expansion/recovery in their respective economies. All nine regions reported increasing capital investments with some saying that production is a rising trend. This is a feat ...