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Chief economist update: Weak wages a puzzle, could become a problem

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018

... the year to June translates to negative 0.2% in real terms (from negative 0.1% in May) when measured against the headline CPI and 0.4% (from 0.5%) less the core CPI measure. The good news is that Trump's tax cuts could help ease the decline in real ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018

... first quarter subtracting 0.2 pps to growth. Not surprisingly, the growth slowdown has impacted inflation. Japans' headline CPI inflation slowed to 0.7 in the year to April from 1.1% in March and 1.5% in February. The annual core inflation rate eased ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018

... has significantly changed that prompted the BOE to change its mind is the quickening deceleration in UK inflation. Headline CPI has slowed to 2.4% in the year to April from the six-year high of 3.0% recorded at the beginning of 2018. More important ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018

... achievement of its 2% inflation target and the European Central Bank (ECB) faced with renewed inflation weakness - headline CPI inflation slowed to 1.2% in the year to April from 1.3% in the previous month; core inflation decelerated to 0.7% from 1% ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018

... improvement in the US unemployment rate - down to 3.9% in April - and the continuing ascent in crude oil prices, headline CPI inflation only managed a small increase to 2.5% in the year to April from 2.4% in the previous month. The less volatile core ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018

... was really nothing new in the latest domestic inflation update to write home to mother about - or both. Australian headline CPI inflation increased by 1.9% in the year to March quarter - unchanged from the December 2017 quarter, slower than market expectations ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is heading Fed's way

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018

... on a 12-month basis to move up in coming months." The latest US CPI report gives credence to this expectation. The headline CPI shows the annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.4% in March from 2.2% in the previous month. Similarly, the less volatile ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018

... show that the Japanese economy is well and truly headed in the right direction, except for inflation that is. While headline CPI inflation quickened to a 34-month high of 1.3% in the year to January, the core inflation rate (ex-food) which the BOJ tracks ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018

... orders without sacrificing profitability. It also keeps a lid on inflation as evidenced by the latest CPI report. US headline CPI slowed at the margin - rising by 0.2% in the month of February from 0.5% in the previous - resulting in a slight increase ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018

... median measures - remained below the bottom of the RBA's 2% - 3% target band (1.9% in the December quarter). The headline CPI grew by 1.9% over the same period. Not only that, as the RBA pointed out once again in its March statement: "One continuing ...

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