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Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... China. Trump did so early this year - prompting financial markets and economic and business agents to expect that a trade deal is in the offing and the world is being made whole again. The resumption of US-China trade hostilities earlier this month took ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... delivered by the Chinese government and the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) as well as hopes (at the time) that a trade deal with the US would be reached. The recent breakdown in trade negotiations - and the potential for an escalation - necessitates ...

Chief economist update: The tweet that reignited the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... shortly, at a rate of 25%. The Tariffs paid to the USA have had little impact on product cost, mostly borne by China. The Trade Deal with China continues, but too slowly, as they attempt to renegotiate. No!" the combined tweets read. As a result, volatility ...

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... central banks is starting to regenerate global growth momentum. Not to mention, the peace dividend that a US-China trade deal brings. Financial developments? Both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index surpassing their all-time record highs ...

Chief economist update: China and the spring in its step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... infrastructure investment as well as signalling further reduction in the reserve requirement ratio for smaller banks. A trade deal between the US and China would help these green shoots develop into full blooms.

Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
Just when we're just a handshake away from a Sino-US trade deal, another war on trade this way comes. US President Donald Trump must be wringing his hands at how he succeeded in making China kowtow - er, compromise - to his demands. Trump's ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... in March that, "China's latest salvo could do the trick (the currently speculated breakthrough in the US-China trade deal will certainly help)." And if that's not enough, authoritarian China would also persuade (?) financial institutions to lend ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... time of the GFC, China's latest salvo could do the trick (the currently speculated breakthrough in the US-China trade deal will certainly help). And what a big surprise that is for a communist/socialist/authoritarian government. China's counter-policy ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... people familiar with discussions who said most or all US tariffs on China likely to be lifted as two sides close in on a trade deal. WSJ said talks have progressed to a stage where a formal agreement could be reached at a probable 27-Mar summit between ...

Asia, emerging markets to lead in 2019

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... position is that global growth will hold up and the US isn't going into recession. "We think there'll be some sort of trade deal [between the US and China] but it won't be the most important thing. It'll be a technology challenge going forward," he said. ...