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Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... Tepid wage growth leads to less household spending, lower company sales and profits and, by extension, reduce economic activity and lower inflation. The RBA wouldn't want to feed this vicious circle by making it more expensive to borrow to fund consumer ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic - and the freezing of nearly all economic activity it brought about -- was godsend to climate change activists. Recall those pictures of those bright, bright, sun-shiny days underscored by a CNN article (published last year) that ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... negative take for you, I and Irene to learn from history. Then again, the history of the virtual freezing of economic activity and the recession it created was what prompted world governments and central banks to implement accommodative monetary and ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... of Japan (BOJ) remains optimistic, noting in its 17-18 June meeting that: "Although the level of Japan's economic activity, mainly in the face-to-face services sector, is expected to be lower than that prior to the pandemic for the time being, the ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... situation, if you will. Japan needs inflation to ignite consumer spending and business spending that would lift economic activity but with the economy a quarter away from another technical recession, rational expectations theory dictates that both consumers ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... way of the five-day lockdown imposed only three months earlier (February) - short and minimal disruption to economic activity and the short-circuiting the spread of infections. Then again, all might not go well because Victoria is now dealing with a ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ will run out of patience next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... September 2020 quarter. Over the projection, the unemployment rate is assumed to gradually return to 4.3% as economic activity recovers and capacity pressures begin to rise. Employment is expected to return to around its maximum sustainable level in ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... the United Kingdom had continued to fall, the vaccination programme was proceeding apace, and restrictions on economic activity were easing." As such, it said: "GDP is expected to recover strongly to pre-COVID levels over the remainder of this year in ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... settings unchanged at its April meeting. Ever the optimist, the BOJ summarised its view in its "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2021)" report, saying: "Although the level of Japan's economic activity, mainly in the face-to-face services ...

ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... businesses are still doing it tough, Australia and New Zealand are emerging from the sharpest contraction in economic activity in a generation quicker and stronger than many believed possible. This is a credit to government intervention and the industry ...