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The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... stuck at 1.8%, producer prices have been in deflation over the past seven straight months to minus 0.8% in August; import prices have been declining over the past 13 months and export prices over the past 12. But the piece d' resistance (resistance to ...

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... but... not so fast. We also got another piece of the inflation puzzle last night and it also points to not yet. US import prices dropped by 1.8% in August, accelerating its 0.9% DE-flation in the previous month. So did export prices, down to minus 1.4% ...

PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... again, the Fed could still afford to be "not impatient" for as per Markit, "The greenback's strength is lowering import prices, which in turned helped drive down manufacturing costs at one of the fastest rates since mid-2012. Lower inflationary pressures ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... oil prices - and the concern du' jour - the strong US dollar - equates to for America. These equal to slumping US import prices - down 9.4% in the year to February following an equally large drop of 8.8% (yoy) in the previous month. The annual rate of ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... real take home pay growth is in prospect... Real incomes will be further supported by lower energy, food and other import prices." "Second, despite developments abroad and a larger-than-anticipated slowing in the housing market, consumer confidence is ...

Ruble trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... The ruble's decline should provide cushion. But it would also increase upward pressure on inflation through higher import prices. The Bank of Russia's 31 October decision to lift its policy interest rate by 150 basis points from 8.0% to 9.5% reveals ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... Eastern countries, extrapolated to disruption in oil production and then to higher prices and then to higher oil import prices (by non-oil producers) that would erode disposable income and raise production costs that, in turn, would reduce spending and ...

CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... been stuck above 3% for about 10 years now, while the imported inflation rate has reflected the ups and downs of import prices as driven by the Aussie dollar." All things being equal, a lower dollar means a higher cost of importing goods and services ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Markets senior analyst Michael Hewson said "poor consumer confidence data from France and a sharp slide in German import prices has fuelled expectations of further easing from the ECB at next week's rate meeting". HONG KONG - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday ...

Empty orchestra

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... Japan's Economy minister Akira Amari told Reuters that, "If the yen excessively weakens, this would cause a spike in import prices... and while "it would be a benefit for exports, but would have harmful effects on people's livelihoods"? It reversed the ...