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The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... exactly two months and a couple of days (16 May) since Bloomberg published Michael Wilson's piece "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens". Wilson talked about leveraged long A$ positions for the sixth straight week to 9 May. By the 29th of the same ...

Dovish Fed, hawkish BOC

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... points to 1%-1.25%. In her prepared remarks before the House Financial Services Committee, Yellen reiterated her positive outlook on US growth: "Ongoing job gains should continue to support the growth of incomes and, therefore, consumer spending; global ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... on staff hiring and presumably offering higher wages Leading indicators in the recent NAB survey provide an optimistic outlook with the forward orders component rising to a reading of 4 in June from 3 in the previous month; exports increasing to 2 from ...

Hawkish central banks? Not the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... However, despite the gains in confidence among Japan's big and small industries alike, they diverge with regards to their outlook for output prices. The diffusion index for "change in output prices" among large enterprises increased to a reading of +2 ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... president Trump's renewed import tariff threat to China -- because it doesn't "help us" rein in Pyongyang - Beijing's outlook had been generally improving and its financial markets stable. Capital outflows have halted in recent months, underscored by ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... on the second as it maintained a neutral stance. And for good reasons. It remains optimistic over the domestic growth outlook and still views the March quarter GDP growth slowdown as temporary: "Consumption growth remains subdued, reflecting slow growth ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... expectations for an increase to 55.2 and is the strongest rate of expansion in the manufacturing sector since August 2014. The outlook is even better with sharp gains in new orders (63.5 in June from 59.5 in the previous month); production (62.4 from ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... the year to May, the same rate as the previous month. Another positive for the domestic equity market is the improving outlook for Australia's biggest export market - China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that China's manufacturing ...

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... implications for the economy. Typically, an increase in business demand for credit signifies corporate optimism over the economic outlook and generally leads to higher investment spending. The demand for credit has a direct bearing on interest rates. ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... manufacturing soaring to a 74-month high (April 2011) to a reading of 57.3 in June from 57.0 in the previous month. The outlook is better with both sectors posting strong increases in in new orders, rising backlogs of work, continued expansion in exports ...