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Chief economist update: Morrison, Frydenberg cannot have their surplus and eat it too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... general economic uncertainty wouldn't be sufficient to prod businesses and consumers to invest and spend, even if interest rates were cut down to zero or even if you pay them (negative interest rates) to borrow. RBA governor Philip Lowe acknowledged ...

Chief economist update: RBA cuts official cash rate to 0.75%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... meeting next week, we will again take stock of the evidence. It is nevertheless likely that an extended period of low interest rates will be required in Australia to make progress in reducing unemployment and achieving more assured progress towards the ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... the ground Won't you please, please help me." -- The Beatles Most major world central banks have already cut interest rates (more than once) and/or restarted QE, or promised to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy with a view to implementing even ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... maintaining that target in a stable manner". This, in spite of recent developments: The US Federal Reserve has just cut interest rates a second time just at its 17-18 September FOMC meeting just hours before and the European Central Bank (ECB) - when ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... fed funds rate underscores financial markets' conviction that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates again when it meets on the first Tuesday of October - taking the official cash rate to a new record low of 0.75%. The All Ordinaries ...

Neuberger Berman launches new fund

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... recognition. Australian investors, he said, are concerned about valuations in world equity markets, but recognise global interest rates are very low. They are therefore looking for "an experienced, credible, fixed income manager" to help navigate these ...

Chief economist update: Future path of fed funds rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... of his pen or a flip of his toupee, he could up the ante on tariffs, ensuring he gets the zero (even negative) interest rates - plus QE - he's been bugging Powell to implement.

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... already positioned for this eventuality. The CME FedWatch Tool puts the probability of the US central bank taking interest rates down by another 25 basis points to 1.75%-2% on September 18 at 81.9%. I don't know anyone who can bet against those odds. ...

Chief economist update: Whatever it takes, however long it takes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... Austria and the Netherlands against a big stimulus package, Draghi over-delivered. "First, as regards the key ECB interest rates, we decided to lower the interest rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.50%." The interest rate on the main ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... Crisis of 2008 gave birth to "non-conventional monetary policy" - where many developed country central banks lowered interest rates to zero/negative and/or engaged in quantitative easing. While these prevented the "Great Recession" from turning into ...