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Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... One that's voiced out by IMF managing director Christine Lagarde: "There is that concern about trade...rhetoric and tariffs... the "uncertainty over how this is going to be resolved, which is weighing on the optimism of markets." But we don't ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... privilege of doing so. It will always be the best way to max out our economic power. We are right now taking in billions in Tariffs. MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN." The implication, of course, is that all the good things he said about his weekend talk with ...

Chief economist update: Powell Power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... Powell's latest recantation indicates that the Fed put is back on. A deterioration in US-China trade talks or increased tariffs on both sides should drive a greater dovish slant from the Fed.

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... explains that: "The slowdown is being led by a drop in exports, linked in turn by many survey respondents to trade wars and tariffs, which appears to have darkened the global economic environment and led to increased risk aversion. It is therefore not ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... Taiwan. "Power generation in Asia Pacific is undergoing a major shift, driven by ambitious government targets and supportive tariffs. Asia Pacific currently accounts for 44% of global onshore wind and almost 60% of global solar generation capacity. Over ...

Chief economist update: The winter of Australia's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... Reuters' reports that China's imports of sorghum dropped by 76.9% in the year to September, "dragged down by Chinese tariffs on cargoes of the commodity from key supplier the US." This should give Australia a window to step in as substitute supplier. ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... Jones said: "On a fundamental basis we would expect economic activity to remain at healthy levels, despite concerns over tariffs, trade and political issues in certain countries. This should feed through to continued corporate earnings, cash flow and ...

Chief economist update: When QE turns to QT

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... 2019 and one in 2020). Trump has already upped the ante on his trade war against China then, announcing another set of tariffs on US$200bn worth of Chinese goods (effective 24 September) and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed on 1 October. ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... been aiming for all along? That is, to rebalance its economy away from exports and into domestic consumption? Trump's tariffs may have just hastened that rebalancing and China won't be hurt as much. This is because China's reliance exports ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... Chapter 19 dispute resolution mechanism Trump initially wanted to remove. Canada and Mexico will be exempt from US auto tariffs but the 25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminium would remain. The US will allow both Canada and Mexico to export 2.6 million ...