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Dovish Fed, hawkish BOC

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... support business investment. These developments should increase resource utilisation somewhat further, thereby fostering a stronger pace of wage and price increases."...and her doubts about inflation: "There is, for example, uncertainty about when and ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
As if to further underscore the current growth/inflation conundrum, today's reports show continuing strengthening momentum in the world's major economies - one that quickly followed updates on consumer prices indicating not only that inflation remains ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... "speaks" is the central bank heads' acknowledgment of strengthening growth momentum in their respective economies. In time, stronger growth would put upward pressure on inflation (reduce deflationary pressures) that would them to normalise monetary policies. ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... power amid healthy demand." The IHS/Markit flash Eurozone composite output index fell to a five-month low of 55.7 - still stronger than the US in absolute terms - from 56.8 in May. Unlike the US, the decline was wholly accounted for by a weaker services ...

Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... response to the previous two quarter's oil price rise). Continued weakness/weakening in the oil price should underpin stronger growth in consumption and economic activity in the coming months that would be further enhanced by central banks maintaining ...

Executive hires at SCOR Global Life

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... executives and self-employed business owners. Chief executive Dion Russell commented Cummins' expertise will build an even stronger foundation for research and innovation for SCOR to be at the forefront of medical advancements and the impacts to life ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... six-year highs) - indicates continued accelerating growth momentum in the region in the coming months that, perhaps, stronger than the US where the IHS/Markit US Composite PMI recorded a 53.6 reading in May. In fact, the ECB upgraded its GDP growth forecasts ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... Party (DUP) got 10 seats. Current speculations are that May herself could lose the prime ministership. The stability and stronger mandate May was hoping for going into Brexit negotiations have, given the election results, increased Brexit uncertainty. ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... more, it disappointed market expectations for an upward revision to 2.4%. While Japan's economy continues to benefit from stronger global growth - net exports contributed 0.1 percentage points to first quarter GDP growth - household consumption remains ...

Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... quarter - slower than the Trump-led 2.0% growth rate in the US and the UK's 1.9% (using the same measure) but marginally stronger than the Eurozone's 1.70% and Japan's 1.6%. As telegraphed by the current account data, net exports (exports minus imports) ...