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Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... that the BOJ is reported to conduct a review of its policy tools at its March meeting to make its pandemic stimulus programme more "sustainable and effective". As per Reuters: "BOJ Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya has said one of the key goals of the ...

Chief economist update: ECB gives PEPP talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... March governing council meeting - keeping monetary policy settings unchanged - but its PEPP (pandemic emergency purchase programme) talk that sent the Euro Stoxx-50 index on the up and up. The Eurozone's equity market index rose to its highest level ...

Chief economist update: Light at the end of the Euro tunnel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
It's beginning to look a lot like the Eurozone economy wouldn't be able to dodge a double-dip recession given tighter and/or extended coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns remain in place in many of its member countries. Eurozone GDP fell into ...

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... Covid-related restrictions and people's health concerns weigh on activity in the near term, but that the vaccination programme leads to those easing, such that gross domestic product is projected to recover strongly from the second quarter of 2021 ...

Vale Chi-X founder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Chi-X has expressed its sadness over the death of founder and first chief executive Peter Fowler. Chi-X said Fowler will be remembered with affection, respect and gratitude by those who worked with him as a founding employee, chief operating officer ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... at 0.25% and deposit facility rate at -0.5% - it increased the overall size of its PEPP (pandemic emergency purchase programme by another €500 billion, taking the total to €1.85 trillion and extended by nine months to at least end-March 2022. The ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
The numbers may be better than market expectations but they still don't diminish the fact that Australia's labour market remains weak. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's unemployment rate increased to 6.9% in ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... contraction) to 45.2 in September from 37.9 in the previous month, aided by the Morrison government's "Homebuilder" programme. The latest NAB business survey showed that Australian business confidence improved but remains where the net balance of ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... facility rate at -0.50% - continue to buy up to €1350 billion worth of debt under its pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP), maintain net purchases under the asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion, together with the ...

Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... March this year. Job losses would have been so much more had it not been for the federal government's JobKeeper programme. The Commonwealth government's JobKeeper scheme will reduce payments from A$1500 a fortnight to A$1200 from September 27. ...