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Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... last year. To paraphrase Mark Twain, history may rhyme but it should not repeat (given learned lessons from the past). Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... asset prices to them - remain the most significant influence on, and source of uncertainty about, the economic outlook". Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... financial conditions needed to be avoided, as they could jeopardise progress towards the Governing Council's inflation aim." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a portfolio manager and central ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
"Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right." -- The Beatles Wall Street again went on a record breaking run last week with the S&P 500, the DJIA, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 all finishing at all-time highs... and for good reasons. Growth ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... month of November from 11.3% in October - and they could grow even more as consumers put to use their brand new iPhone Xs. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a portfolio manager and central ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... inflation - knowing that it had worked in the past, central banks would have no misgiving about reinstating bond buying. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a portfolio manager and central ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... of increase in the observed CPI (all items less fresh food) exceeds 2% and stays above the target in a stable manner." Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a portfolio manager and central banker ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
There's certainly no denying that the bulls ruled Wall Street over the course of 2017 with its record breaking feat splattered all over the financial headlines one day after another. Less focused on was the fact that the S&P 500, the DJIA and the Nasdaq ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world..." -- Louis Armstrong Yes Virginia, if the strong performance of most major equity markets around the world is any indication, 2018 will ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
While the Fed lifted interest rates at its final meet for 2017, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) followed the others - ECB, BOE, SNB - in keeping the status quo this side of the New Year. And like the rest of 'em, it's optimistic over the Japanese economy's ...