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Chief economist update: Whatever it takes, however long it takes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Financial Standard already said its piece several days before the European Central Bank's (ECB) September 12 meeting, concluding that: "Super Mario would want to go out with a bang (his last month in office) and do "whatever it takes" to mitigate ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... Deutschland and it calls for desperate measures. It can't do anything anymore about monetary policy, the European Central Bank controls interest rates (currently at zero, it ended QE in December 2018) nor the exchange rate, no more deutschmarks ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... of domestic price pressures, and, thus, headline inflation developments over the medium term." This was what European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi told his audience (and the world) at his press conference straight after the ECB's last ...

Chief economist update: Global easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... indicate that Tokyo would have to do much more stimulation. Whatever happened to Abe's three arrows? The European Central Bank's (ECB) main refinancing rate had been at zero since March 2016 and while it had ended QE in December last year, it's ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
When the European Central Bank (ECB) concluded its Governing Council meeting on the June 6, not only had it announced to keep monetary policy settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.4% - but it ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
If there's anything that's 100% certain, it is that the European Central Bank (ECB) will keep current interest rate settings unchanged - repo at 0.00%; marginal lending facility at 0.25%; deposit facility at -0.40%. Although, given the mounting ...

Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... fastest rate in six months. One swallow does not a spring make but two swallows? These would certainly give the European Central Bank (ECB) some sort of reprieve - a temporary reprieve. For while these topline indicators - GDP and inflation - have improved ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... FOMC meeting reaffirmed its commitment to leave interest rates on hold this year - and a similar one from the European Central Bank's (ECB) April meeting - it kept interest rates unchanged and reiterated that it would keep interest rates at record ...

Chief economist update: ECB digs deeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Super Mario's back to doing whatever it takes. When European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi spoke at 'The ECB and Its Watchers XX' conference in Frankfurt on March 27, he concluded his speech emphasising that, "... the ECB will ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... now at neutral. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shifted its policy stance from tightening to neutral; the European Central Bank (ECB) launched TLTRO III this month (just two months and a bit after ending its â,¬2.6 trillion asset purchase programme ...