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Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... 1.8% previously) this year and 1.5% (from 1.6%) in 2020. HICP inflation stood at 1.5% in the year to February; core inflation at 1% - both below the ECB's 2% target. Financial Standard has already warned about this and even as far back as February ...

Chief economist update: A pretty portrait of an emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... result, Philippine inflation surged to nine year highs. Headline CPI inflation jumped to a high of 6.7% in 2018 and core inflation surged to a peak of 5.1%. Latest data show that the uptrend in inflation is on the reverse, thanks to the Fed's pause ...

Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... RP Data Home Value Index) - and Melbourne - down 8.3%. Not only is inflation "not showing any tendency to rise", core inflation (average of trimmed mean and weighted median measures) had been below the RBA's inflation target since the March quarter ...

Chief economist update: disUnited Kingdom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... had been easing in recent months - headline inflation down to 2.3% in November 2018 from 3% at the start of 2018; core inflation down to 1.8% from 2.7% Similarly, the British pound has generally traded sideways after recovering all of its losses following ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... reversed. Eurozone HICP inflation slowed to 1.6% in December 2018 from 1.9% in November and a peak of 2.2% in October. Core inflation remained at 1.0% after peaking at 1.1% in October. Needless to say, the continued appreciation of the euro vis-a-vis ...

Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... by 2.2% in the year to November that, based on Factset's time series data, is the fourth straight month that core inflation has remained at this rate, after gaining 2.3% in July. This suggests that the Fed could use this as a reason/excuse to go ...

Chief economist update: Where are the BOJ exit speculators now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... sharp reversal in crude oil prices suggest a corresponding tick down in headline inflation in the coming months. Core inflation (excluding food) remained unchanged at 1% in October from September and faster than the 0.8% rate recorded in January this ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... up to its 2% target. Headline inflation eased to 1.2% in the year to September from 1.3% in the previous month; core inflation (ex-fresh food) inched up to 1% from 0.9%; core-core inflation (ex-fresh food and energy) dipped to 0.3% from 0.4%. Slowing ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... latest inflation data showing headline CPI inflation slowed to 2.3% in September from 2.7% in the previous month and core inflation steady at 2.2% suggest that the Fed is right in removing the phrase "The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative..." ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... August) resulting from bad weather. Inflation in non-food items slowed to an annual rate of 2.2% from 2.5% in August. Core inflation - excluding food and energy - eased to 1.7% in the year to September from 2.0% in the previous month. The slowdown in ...