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KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... growth and "gently rising inflation." Exacerbating this is the wider global trend of central banks tightening monetary policy.

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... 2017 that took the Bank rate up to 0.5% with another 25 bps increase when it meets again on May 10. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met as scheduled, but decided to keep monetary policy settings unchanged. The FTSE-100 index closed 0.5% higher ...

Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... remains on track. 'twas the same but different for the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Just like the Fed, the BOJ kept its monetary policy settings unchanged when the Policy Board met last on April 26. Just like the Fed, the BOJ cited moderate expansion activity ...

Moving on up to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
It's getting closer and closer - the inflation measure that the US Federal Reserve tracks in assessing monetary policy direction is just a pip short of its 2% target. The core PCE price index increased by 1.9% in the year to March, a significant increase ...

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ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... likely to be gradual." "Taking account of the available information, the board judged that holding the stance of monetary policy unchanged at this meeting would be consistent with sustainable growth in the economy and achieving the inflation target over ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The European Central Bank's (ECB) 26 April Governing Council meeting produced unchanged monetary policy settings yet again, marking the 26th month of inaction. The eurozone's interest rates haven't changed - repo rate at 0.0%; deposit facility at -0.40% ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... and pension increases, but to those looking at inflation from the point of view of assessing the direction of monetary policy, it is core inflation that matters more. Core inflation remains low: the trimmed weighted measure increased by 1.9% in the year ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... dropping by 26,300 in February. Heads or tails? Given its importance to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision - it's half of the central bank's dual mandate (inflation and employment growth - the domestic labour market's direction ...

Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
Speculators speculating on the US Federal Reserve's next monetary policy movement should pay close attention to the Beige Book Report. The "book" isn't made up of figures and numbers and stats but instead anecdotal evidence on the state of the US economy. ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... rate will be up, not down." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe cannot be more explicit about monetary policy direction than this when he addressed the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) in Perth yesterday. Perhaps, Lowe is itching ...