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Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... manufacturing, services - slowed in February 2021 - they remain at levels indicating continued expansion. Moreover, ""Optimism regarding future business activity in China remained robust in February amid hopes of an end to the pandemic and a successful ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... the Asia Pacific shows. More than half of the investors canvassed in PIMCO's quarterly investor sentiment finds renewed optimism among Australians, who expect economic growth to continue over the next 12 months. About two thirds (63%) of Australians ...

Chief economist update: Confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Australia is once again being infected - infected with optimism, that is. We have discussed previously how the domestic economy has contracted less sharply than its peers and has rebounded stronger relative to its peer, later confirmed by the OECD 'Economic ...

Chief economist update: Getting hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... weather in the US and in Asia at the start of the year, along with declining rates of coronavirus infections and vaccine optimism that have allowed the resumption of business activity in many parts of the world. The latest tailwind driving the oil market ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... 0.20% at the end of 2020. Declining rates of coronavirus infections in the UK and the roll-out of the vaccine provides optimism that the government wouldn't need to borrow more. But read Sunak's lip: "I said I would do whatever it takes; I have ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... ahead is likely to remain bumpy and uneven" and "recovery remains dependent on the health situation..." Then again, the optimism engendered by this great Australian rebound could be as infectious as the virus itself.

Chief economist update: Getting better, but not better enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
"Betterer and betterer!" Like Alice who "quite forgot how to speak good English", there appears to be universal optimism over the economic outlook as central banks watch "through the looking glass". This sentiment is echoed by the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... and that's despite the participation rate remaining at around 17-month highs - itself, a measure of workers' optimism over their employment prospects.... and optimistic about job prospects Australians are. This is backed by the Westpac-Melbourne ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Despite the promise and optimism of COVID-19 vaccines, professional investors continue to worry about the pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted ...

Chief economist update: Australia's not jobless recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... and that's despite the participation rate remaining at around 17-month highs - itself, a measure of workers' optimism over their employment prospects. This is backed by the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment that showed "unemployment ...