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Chief economist update: Faster wages growth a one-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... outpaced that of inflation (1.9% in the year to the third quarter). Real wages - nominal wages growth less headline inflation - has accelerated to 0.25% in the September quarter from 0.06% in the previous one. This, along with rising consumer confidence ...

Chief economist update: Australia's low(er)-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... country's labour market, the latest update on inflation disappoints. According to the ABS, Australia's annual headline inflation rate weakened to 1.9% in the September quarter from 2.1% in the June quarter. The average of the core measures - ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... suggests that the BOJ remains a long away from achieving its goal of bringing inflation 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 ...

Chief economist update: Blame and trim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... and there's no reason for them to do it." This is because - as I wrote last Friday - America's annual headline inflation rate slowed to 2.3% in September from 2.7% in the previous month. This is lower than consensus expectations for a 2.4% gain ...

Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... outburst has been straight away vindicated by the US inflation report released last night. America's annual headline inflation rate slowed to 2.3% in September from 2.7% in the previous month. This is lower than consensus expectations for a 2.4% ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... America Merrill Lynch currency strategist Rohit Garg: "In terms of oil impact, we believe 10% rise in oil causes headline inflation to move higher by about 0.6%." However, the Indian central bank doesn't seem perturbed and even lowered its inflation ...

Chief economist update: US bond yield jump made FTSE slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... bonuses) accelerated to 2.9% in July from 2.7% in the previous month and appears to be re-energising inflation. UK headline inflation quickened for the fourth straight month to 2.7% in July from 2.5% in June while core inflation jumped to 2.1% from 1.8%. ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... the growth in nominal wages is being eaten up by inflation. Growth in real wages - nominal wages growth less headline inflation (no use using the core measure here because wages are spent on all items, volatile or not) - has now dropped to a whopping ...

Chief economist update: Betting on down rather than up?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... not augur well for inflation. Latest stat on New Zealand's consumer prices reveal that the annual rate of headline inflation picked up speed to 1.5% in the June quarter from 1.1% in the previous quarter with the core inflation measure accelerating ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... is still inside the box. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index report showed headline inflation accelerated to 2.1% in the year to the June quarter from 1.9% in the first quarter. This missed market expectations for a 2.2% ...