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Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... The Australian Labour Force report ranks as one of the most significant indicator and has an important bearing on the outlook for domestic investments. This is because jobs growth and the rate of unemployment give guidance on the state of domestic economic ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... 20-21 March FOMC meeting. One sentence in the FOMC statement provides the underlying rationale for its move: "The economic outlook has strengthened in recent months." This is highlighted by the Fed's revised economic projections: Fed Board members and ...

Chief economist update: Plotting the dots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... projections of economic growth, employment, inflation, and other factors at a particular point in time. However, the economic outlook is inherently uncertain, and any assessment of the appropriate path for the federal funds rate will change in response ...

PIMCO sells Aussie banks as correction looms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... its exposure to Australian banks and certain real estate investment trusts as risks increase in these investments. In an outlook report, PIMCO portfolio manager Aaditya Thakur and credit research analyst John Dwyer said that while PIMCO remains "constructive ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... Not only that, as the RBA pointed out once again in its March statement: "One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Household incomes are growing slowly and debt levels are high." The latest retail sales report released ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... assets in 2018, according to latest Preqin research. Preqin highlighted the two Australian firms in its alternative assets outlook report, which surveyed more than 550 institutional investors globally, as major investors to watch out for in Australasia ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... day. While Moody's Investor Services still rates Russia as "junk" or one notch below investment grade, it has raised its outlook to positive early in the New Year. According to S&P Global Ratings: "The upgrade reflects the track record of prudent policy ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... and developing economies (EMDEs) thanks to a rebound in commodity exporters," the report said. The IMF's "World Economic Outlook Update" (released in January) was even better, projecting world output growth of 3.9% in 2018 and 2019 - revised from its ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... of the US Federal Reserve. In a prepared text chairman Powell painted a pretty picture of the economy: "...the economic outlook remains strong. The robust job market should continue to support growth in household incomes and consumer spending, solid ...

Chief economist update: The key to ECB taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... notably also in the exchange rate, deserves close monitoring with regard to its possible implications for the medium-term outlook for price stability." "Therefore, while the strong momentum of the euro area economy has clearly strengthened our confidence ...