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Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... Chinese goods (that was due to be applied last 15 December 2019), not lifting the 25% tariff on US$250 billion Chinese imports and, cutting the tariff on US$120 billion in imports from China in half to 7.5%... with Trump promising "to take those tariffs ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... - government consumption added 0.2 pps to growth; government investment added 0.1 pps - and net exports (exports minus imports) which contributed 0.1 pps). Enough with the details, the bottom line is that "the gentle turning point" governor Lowe has ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... recently." But even more recent than recently, is Trump's recent declaration restoring tariffs on US steel and aluminium imports from Argentina and Brazil, considering imposing 100% tariffs on French products; and, suggesting that the US-China deal ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... the "phase one deal" between the US and China fail and the additional 15% US tariffs on around US$156 billion worth of imports from China take effect on December 15. Not a good 2020 start.

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... Australian assets more attractive to foreign eyes. As for inflation, a cheaper Australian dollar means more expensive imports. Of course, this will depend on whether or not domestic companies are able to pass on higher input prices to local consumers... ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... Australian dollar, the price of Australian goods and services becomes less competitive. As a result, export volumes fall and imports increase. "This is consistent with a higher purchasing power of domestic residents and lower import prices; for a given ...

Another winter of Australian discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... that, with the expected reduction in local production, Rabobank expects that Australia would need to increase its grain imports by a massive 52% from the previous season (which is 250% above the preceding five-year average). Rabobank expects gains prices ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... US-China trade war from bbc.com: Not included in the picture is the 15% tax imposed on more than US$100 billion of US imports of Chinese goods that came into effect on 1 September and Beijing's retaliation, applying 5%-25% on imports from the US. ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... 0.5% quarterly GDP growth rate and the economy would have grown by zilch (0%). Factor in the 0.3 pps contribution from imports - an addition to GDP because imports dropped by 1.3% "across the board with declines in all major categories", according to ...

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... rate cuts - and deeper (-14 bps) - the day Trump tweeted the application of a 10% tariff on US$300 billion worth of US imports from China starting 1 September. The yield differential stood at -29 bps at the end of last week. The Fed can cut all it wants ...