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Chief economist update: Let's talk about oil baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... rig count has reached 808 rigs - its highest level 37 months - up 8.2% so far this year after surging by 42.3% in 2017. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Perhaps it's being drowned by the ongoing Trump/Xi "my tariff is bigger than yours" tit-for-tat, or the Trump/Stormy Daniels alleged dalliance, or the alleged Trump/FBI raid on the offices of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen... but whatever it ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
Trump and Xi's game of tariff poker goes on. Whether it's Trump's "art of the deal" tactic or a true blue (fallacious) plan to make "America Great Again," only Trump knows - problem is, China's Supremo isn't blinking. To be sure, the prospect of an ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... negative wealth effect from the current retreat in stock prices), chances are retail spending will remain in the down-low. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... target. At the end of the day, Japan doesn't want to fight a trade war while it's still trying to win the currency war. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised global slowing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... strong bargaining position. Then again, we all know what happens when the trade war missiles start flying. Everybody loses. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... the trade weighted index (TWI). And if this still isn't enough, the RBA has more scope than its peers for easier policy. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... scope to ease monetary policy given that the country's core inflation rate (2.5%) remains below its target of around 3%. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Consumers may not be good at predicting Wall Street's direction but they sure do impact overall economic growth. While renewed market volatility continue to put Wall Street to task, Main Street is taking the goings-on in America - fiscal and monetary ...

Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Who was the first to blink? Was it Trump? Or was it Xi? "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" Given the financial markets' reaction, they don't care so long as the "lose-lose" situation of a trade war is averted. Still, this will continue to task ...