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Chief economist update: Oil to slide into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its 'World Economic Outlook' report for October where it slashed its global growth projection to 3.0% this year (from 3.2% forecast in July) before rebounding to 3.4% (downgraded from its ...

Another winter of Australian discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
It would be the winter of discontent for Australia's agriculture sector if Rabobank's latest 'Australian Winter Crop Outlook' report is any guide. The specialist agribusiness bank predicts that the country's national harvest would ...

No room for policy mistakes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
... demographics in advanced economies," IMF said. This is the IMF's latest assessment of global economic conditions and outlook as it downgraded it world economic growth forecasts (yet again) under its new managing director Kristalina Georgieva (who ...

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... timberland at7.1%, debt securities at 9%, alternatives at 13.7% and cash at 11.4%. "The board remains alert to the uncertain outlook for global growth and the potential for shocks to markets while recognising that accommodative monetary policy continues ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... volatility doesn't provide a good picture of employment's general direction. Just try and discern the employment outlook from the chart below. The ABS' trend employment estimates shows persistent weakening in additions to total employment ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... economy will weaken a full percentage point in 2019 down to 1.7% growth from 2.7% last year. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF warned of a "synchronised global slowdown" to the weakest pace since the Global Financial Crisis. "Rising ...

One in three chance of global recession: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... the report said. Aviva said that having become increasingly concerned about the downside risks, it is cautious about the outlook for risk assets. "While many equity markets are close to their all-time high, we think they are fragile and susceptible to ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... central bank. More so, given the deterioration in sentiment in all the other categories of the survey: "large manufacturing outlook" (down to +2 from +7); large non-manufacturing index (+21 from +23); large non-manufacturing outlook (+15 from +17); and ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." - Jaws The history of the US-China trade negotiations has followed a pattern ever since it began in 2018 - rhetoric from both sides building hopes for a deal only to be followed by escalating ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... reductions would only lead to unintended consequences and undesired effects, that is raising greater concerns over the economic outlook. It's time fiscal policy lends a helping hand by ditching the government's obsession in getting a budget surplus ...