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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 ...

Chief economist update: A date with the RBA in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... increase QE. RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement gives us a wink and a nod: "Despite the strong recovery in economic activity, the recent CPI data confirmed that inflation pressures remain subdued in most parts of the Australian economy. A pick-up ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... number of daily coronavirus infections down, allowing easing of containment measures that is, in turn, reviving economic activity in the region. This is evidenced by IHS Markit's most recent PMI surveys. The IHS Markit flash Eurozone Composite PMI ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... not easy, to be calm when you've found, something going on." That "something" is the sharp improvement in economic activity underpinned by low interest rates, trillions of dollars of government support to households and businesses, falling coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: Copper 10,000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... above its decade peak -- not a tall ask given current strong upward momentum and strong underlying fundamentals. Economic activity in most parts of the world have picked up the government's relaxed restrictions and/or businesses and consumers adapted ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... added employment and personal and business earnings these bring to both Australia and New Zealand would lift economic activity in both countries.