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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... its statement, the BOT noted some risks to the Thai economy that include: "the fragile global economic recovery, monetary policy divergence among major advanced economies, the result of the EU Referendum in the UK ('Brexit') and financial stability concerns ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... 2019 would be 5.6% lower than it would otherwise have been sans Brexit. There's the Bank of England (BOE): In its monetary policy committee meeting held last week, the BOE noted that, "the most significant risks to the MPC's forecast concern the referendum. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... Australian labour market and the absence of a big surprise - up or down - provides no immediate implication for RBA monetary policy adjustment. US CPI inflation Headline consumer prices increased by 0.2% in May, slowing from April's 0.4% monthly gain ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
US Fed monetary policy decision No one expected the Fed to alter monetary settings this month - and they didn't - primarily due to the disappointing May employment report released in early June - and it was, "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates by 25 basis points to a new record low of 1.25% following its 9 June monetary policy meeting because, "...exports have continued their trend of decline and the improvements in domestic demand activities such ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... expectations for a 110K pick up - has just removed the one leg that's keeping the Fed's efforts up towards normalising monetary policy. The other leg - inflation - remains wobbly. Having said that, Federal Treasurer Scott Morisson correctly points out ...

Investors face 'radical uncertainty': PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... "excessive comfort" in such a baseline. The report cautioned that there is also a legitimate possibility that monetary policy exhaustion and an overhang of debt will pose material threats to global recovery and financial stability. It argues that "unconventional ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... spending - which, in turn, accounts for over 60% of GDP - the latest figures provide no immediate implication for RBA monetary policy. More so, given that the year-on-year rate of growth in retail turnover remained at 3.6% in April, unchanged from March. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... positive reading since November 2014 might be of significance to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in ts conduct of monetary policy. More so, in light of the recent reacceleration of CPI inflation above its 5.0% target. Indian CPI inflation accelerated to ...