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Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... full-employment and causing a broadening in wage increases, this isn't still flowing through into consumer price inflation. Headline CPI inflation slowed to 2.4% in the year to March from 2.7% in the previous month and core inflation eased to 2.0% from ...

Kristin's correct call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... interest rates by 25 basis at the March meeting. Following earlier reports of stronger than expected inflation - headline CPI inflation up 2.3% in the year to February (from 1.8% in the previous month) and core inflation up 2.0% (from 1.6%) - fresh updates ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... survey data released on the day the Fed announced its monetary policy decision suggest its steady as he goes... up. US headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.7% in the year to February - the fastest rate since March 2012 - from 2.5% in the previous ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... However, these expectations should be tempered by still low inflation in the single currency area. While the annual headline CPI inflation rate jumped to 1.8% in January (from 1.1% in the previous month) and appears headed for the RBA's 2.0% target ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... and selling prices (19.4 from 17.6). This is the same indication given by the much broader measure of US inflation. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to 2.5% in the year to January, from 2.1% in the previous month. This is higher than expectations for ...

Heading the ECB's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... year-on-year growth rate up to 1.8%, the same as the September quarter but up March's 1.7% and June's 1.6%. Similarly, headline CPI inflation accelerated to 1.8% in the year to January from 1.1% in the previous month and beating expectations for a 1.6% ...

Brexit beginning to bite?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... eased to 4.9% from 6.4%. Reports indicate that British shoppers are being squeezed by rising inflation with both headline CPI (1.9%) and core consumer prices (1.6%) rising in the year to December. However, the December retail sales report is inconsistent ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... decline, driven by decreased imports from China (-9.9%) and the US (-5.1%). Malaysia CPI inflation The country's headline CPI inflation rate accelerated to 1.8% in the year to November from the previous month's 1.4% annual rate. This is higher than market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... previous quarter. This should help support the European Central Bank's effort to raise consumer price inflation - headline CPI inflation up 0.6% (yoy) in November from 0.5% in October; core CPI inflation unchanged at 0.8% in November from the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... next five years declined by 2.5%. US CPI inflation Higher energy prices are flowing through into US consumer prices. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to 1.7% in the year to November from 1.6% in the previous month. This is in line with market expectations ...