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Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018

... retailing. A gradual pick-up in inflation is, however, expected as the economy strengthens. The central forecast is for CPI inflation to be a bit above 2% in 2018." "Nationwide measures of housing prices are little changed over the past six months. Conditions ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018

... quarter subtracting 0.2 pps to growth. Not surprisingly, the growth slowdown has impacted inflation. Japans' headline CPI inflation slowed to 0.7 in the year to April from 1.1% in March and 1.5% in February. The annual core inflation rate eased to 0.7% ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018

... wages growth over time. "Inflation is low and is likely to remain so for some time...The central forecast is for CPI inflation to be a bit above 2% in 2018. "The housing markets in Sydney and Melbourne have slowed. Nationwide measures of housing prices ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018

... in the year to April from the six-year high of 3.0% recorded at the beginning of 2018. More important, the core CPI inflation rate has dropped to the BOE's target rate of 2% in April, the third straight month of deceleration from January's 2.7% ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018

... of its 2% inflation target and the European Central Bank (ECB) faced with renewed inflation weakness - headline CPI inflation slowed to 1.2% in the year to April from 1.3% in the previous month; core inflation decelerated to 0.7% from 1% in March. Continuing ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018

... projected to see New Zealand's consumer price inflation gradually rise to our 2% annual target." New Zealand's CPI inflation slowed to an annual rate of 1.1% in the March 2018 quarter - the second quarter of easing prices and the slowest since ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018

... improvement in the US unemployment rate - down to 3.9% in April - and the continuing ascent in crude oil prices, headline CPI inflation only managed a small increase to 2.5% in the year to April from 2.4% in the previous month. The less volatile core ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018

... nothing new in the latest domestic inflation update to write home to mother about - or both. Australian headline CPI inflation increased by 1.9% in the year to March quarter - unchanged from the December 2017 quarter, slower than market expectations ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 APR 2018

... balanced." Its inflation forecast revised lower: "The 6th bi-monthly resolution of 2017-18 in February projected CPI inflation at 5.1 per cent in Q4:2017-18; and in the range of 5.1-5.6 per cent in H1:2018-19 and 4.5-4.6 per cent in H2, including the ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018

... the Japanese economy is well and truly headed in the right direction, except for inflation that is. While headline CPI inflation quickened to a 34-month high of 1.3% in the year to January, the core inflation rate (ex-food) which the BOJ tracks remained ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA | 12:05PM

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA | 12:03PM

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 11:12AM

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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