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100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... geopolitical and economic uncertainties - Syria, North Korea, Russia and French elections and Brexit. And more, the US central bank's even considering upside risks to its rosy projections because of Trump's reflationary policies (although they remain ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... expectations have remained in a weakening phase" and even lowered its FY projection to 1.4% from 1.5%. The European Central Bank's (ECB) policy decision, assessment and outlook were almost identical that you only have to replace BOJ with ECB in the preceding ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... economy. Exports account for about 30% of Canada's GDP. In its monetary policy meeting of 12th April, the Canadian central bank stated that, "During the rest of this year and into 2018 and 2019, growth in Canada is expected to moderate but remain above ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... back border controls that the EU eliminated. On the economy, she wants to take abandon the Euro, take control of the central bank and fire up the printing presses to finance welfare spending. Upon becoming president, she plans to go to Brussels to re-negotiate ...

The prescience of Super Mario

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Rising momentum in the Eurozone economy have triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would not only taper its QE programme soon but also lift interest rates by the first quarter of 2018. The problem with this is that stronger economic ...

Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
If the latest indications from the Fed's Beige Book are any guide, the US central bank remains on track with its projected two more interest rate hikes this year (after the first rate hike for 2017 announced last month). The latest report also gives ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property market had been the central bank's major source of concern in recent times. Concern that was spelt out last month by RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian central bank to announce no change in interest rates this month. Yes, there's nothing remotely interesting in that. What's interesting ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy settings ...

RBNZ on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... unchanged at 1.75% at its March policy meeting as widely expected because of two reasons: The currency. The New Zealand central bank is encouraged by the fall in the NZ$'s trade weighted exchange rate (down 4% since February) but "but further depreciation ...