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Chief economist update: Blame the US economy for the widening trade gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... Trump to go more aggressive on his protectionism or simply give this notion that "trade wars are good and easy to win." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
The S&P 500 index closed at 2896.74 points at the end of last night's trading activity on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia, it's a new record high! Yippee-kay-yay and hallelujah! This is good for stock markets around the world, including Australia. ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
If there's one thing Australia's "weekus horribilis" proved, it's that financial markets hate uncertainty. The week of 20-24 August began with a challenge to sitting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership of the Liberal Party and ended ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... and -0.4% in April. This should aid the BOJ's efforts towards lifting inflation up to its 2% target...eventually. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... before you expect a more aggressive BOE, note that core inflation has eased to 1.8% in July from 2.7% at the start of 2018. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: A new currency is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... and lesser subsidies would only further erode Venezuela's purchasing power - even with a 3464% increase in wages. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Trump (who went on record last month that he's not "thrilled" with the Fed's rate hikes) sing the happy song. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Don't mind the gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... correlation with the underemployment rate, helping to explain the lacklustre growth in wages over the past few years. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... to act (cut interest rates). It's only thanks to the weakening A$ that the RBA could still afford to sit and wait. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... push this expansion to a new record by adding a super-charged era of growth on to the sluggish one from 2009 to 2016." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...