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Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... economy has achieved over the past pandemic year. Then again, the question must be asked: Have government and central bank stimulus measures gone over and beyond that they're now smothering the successes achieved during this pandemic? Kaplan is correct ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... by the coronavirus pandemic" which, together with the European Union's (EU) long-term budget, "will be the largest stimulus package ever financed in Europe," totalling €1.8 trillion. There's money from the European Central Bank (ECB). At its ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... February and 35.76 million in January" - a likely offshoot of the strengthening global recovery and world government's stimulus and counter-cyclical efforts to sustain this. Besides these, China's anti-pollution drive has driven steel producers ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... of Government of Canada bonds will be adjusted to a target of $3 billion. This adjustment to the amount of incremental stimulus being added each week reflects the progress made in the economic recovery." This is because... "Global economic growth is ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... Biden's fiscal injections are cause for concern with regards to stoking inflation. As Factset reports, "Biden's stimulus plan continues to evolve, with White House readying an "American Families Plan" focused on domestic priorities as a companion ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ keeps policy steady on unsteady outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... "medium-term inflation and employment would likely remain below its remit targets in the absence of prolonged monetary stimulus". And it won't be soon. "Meeting these requirements will necessitate considerable time and patience," it said. The RBNZ ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... commitment towards providing stimulative monetary policies. Add to this, the Biden administration's US$1.9 trillion stimulus (and reportedly another US$4 trillion more to come) and it's not so hard to understand equity market investors' "happy-ness". ...

Wholesale funds recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... of 2021," Plan For Life analysis said. "However, despite the start of vaccination programs, unprecedented government stimulus and money printing, uncertainty and the potential for market volatility remain as hopes for recoveries in the underlying real ...

Chief economist update: Chinese manufacturing ramps up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... with lesser government spending. Statista.com figures reveal that as at March 2021, the value of China's covid-19 stimulus package amounted to 4.7% of GDP. This compares with 54.5% for Japan, 35.9% for Germany, 26.5% for the US (excluding Biden's ...

AMP sees 245% jump in consumer interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... are most interested in are ways to invest and smart investment options, relationship break up entitlements, COVID-19 stimulus payments, early release of super and back to school subsidies for parents. "While it's undeniable that 2020 was a challenging ...