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Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... market would keep a lid on wages and therefore inflation. But this isn't the case for the US as cited in the April Beige Book survey that found "employment expectations were generally bullish". "Some contacts mentioned raising starting pay and offering ...

Chief economist update: Good or bad news is good Wall Street news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... sharemarkets are forward looking and recent indications are that the US economy is recovering. The Fed's October Beige Book report showed economic activity and employment continued to improve across all Districts and the outlook mostly optimistic. ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... all true and not "fake news". But it could also be a spin. At least, that's what I could gauge from the latest Beige Book report which suggests Trump's tariffs are beginning to hurt America. The "Book" isn't made up of figures and numbers ...

Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... Speculators speculating on the US Federal Reserve's next monetary policy movement should pay close attention to the Beige Book Report. The "book" isn't made up of figures and numbers and stats but instead anecdotal evidence on the state of the US economy. ...

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... The Good Economics Guide: Making sense of key economic data Depending on one's proclivity, the latest quarterly China Beige Book survey - patterned after the Fed's Beige Book survey that collects anecdotal accounts on the economic pulse - could be taken ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... would certainly make it easier for businesses to raise prices for their products and services. Add to these, the Fed's Beige Book report for January which found that: "Most Districts cited on-going labor market tightness and challenges finding qualified ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... year-on-year rate in wages remained glued at 2.5%, it might not be for long given the findings in the most recent Fed Beige Book report (November 2017) that showed widespread tightness in the labour market with "most Districts reported employers were ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... should go up when demand - as evident in the continued gains in employment - exceeds supply. According to the Fed's Beige Book report for November, "Most Districts reported employers were having difficulties finding qualified workers across various skill ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... difficulty in finding workers with necessary skills, the US experience is instructive (perhaps, ominous). The latest US Beige Book report published on the 29th of November revealed the same findings in the Fed's 12 districts: "Most Districts reported ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Back in the day - in the 1990s - when I still had a full head of hair, we placed great importance to the Fed's Beige Book report for it was up there with major indicators like employment and inflation that spark major market movements. The US Federal ...
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