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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... to 267K from 274 in the previous week and comes on top of the disappointing employment addition in April and the Labor Market Conditions Index reading. The latest claims data is the highest level since February 2015 and marks the third straight week ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... and further significant inroads into the unemployment rate may be more difficult to achieve in the near term." US Labor Market Conditions Index As if confirming the latest disappointing US employment numbers - up by 160K in April versus expectations ...

Consumer (un)confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... expressing greater apprehension about business conditions, their personal financial situation, and to a lesser degree, labor market prospects. Continued turmoil in the financial markets may be rattling consumers, but their assessment of current conditions ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... semi-annual testimony before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services offered nothing new. "...labor market conditions have improved substantially" and "there is still room for further sustainable improvement." "Household spending ...

Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... percent over the medium term as the transitory effects of declines in energy and import prices dissipate and the labor market strengthens further." Australia is already there. Core inflation is within the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 2%-3% target ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... (consensus was at 200K) - it gave credence to the Fed's minuted statement that, "Members agreed that a range of recent labor market indicators, including ongoing job gains and declining unemployment, showed further improvement and confirmed that underutilization ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... anticipated that, based on their assessment of the current economic situation and their outlook for economic activity, the labor market, and inflation, these conditions could well be met by the time of the next meeting. Nonetheless, they emphasized that ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... core retail sales (excluding gas and autos) eased to 3.5% from 3.8%. These readings are more consistent with the Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) which, despite improving to a reading of 1.6 in October from 1.3 the previous month, remains but a fraction ...

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... whether it's a lift-off in December or sometime next year. For this reason, I reiterate my new-found love for the Fed's Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) because it provides a simple read -- it takes 19 labour market indicators and combines them into ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... move, say in December, it would be based on an expectation, which I believe is justified, that -- with an improving labor market and transitory factors fading -- that inflation will move up to 2 percent." These were the words that came out of Fed Chair ...