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Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... banks, offering forward guidance that monetary policy would remain accommodative going forward. So much so, that the IMF forecasts global growth to rise from 2.9% in 2019 to 3.3% in 2020 and the World Bank projects growth of 2.5% in 2020 from 2.4%. What ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... in Australia have mostly reacted positively to the moves by the RBA and government. While it should be noted the IMF forecasts were released this week, they were out together before the JobKeeper announcement, the stimulus package had been announced ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... (http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/1999/08/how-reliable-are-imf-economic-forecasts) Its conclusion? "Heritage analysts found evidence of inherent bias in IMF forecasts. IMF forecasts for developing regions were overly optimistic: The WEO forecasts ...

Corporate spending the catalyst for global markets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... worrying that analysts are still forecasting 10% per annum earnings growth. If the world economy remains as sluggish as IMF forecasts expect, he continued, then companies may find it difficult to meet such expectations. "Investors are, on balance, assuming ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... mention, Dr. Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini's latest scare? I've listed other examples of the markets' contra-moves against IMF forecasts in my 4th of July musing titled, "IMF issues buy order". You can read it on: http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/19343713/. ...

Global forecast downgraded, Australia strong

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... instability. "Despite suffering the most costly natural disasters in our history, and ongoing global instability the IMF forecasts that the Australian economy will grow by 3.3% in 2012, which far exceeds its forecast for advanced economies as a whole ...

Biggest Loser Part 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... the December quarter but this is still subject to two more revisions. Recent data out of America suggests that the IMF forecasts of a 1.6 per cent decline in real GDP for 2009 might also need to be downgraded. I have said many times over the past few ...

Domestic economy to continue fast growth: IMF outlook

... September 2003 World Economic Outlook. Despite the weak global economy and the lingering impact of the drought, the IMF forecasts that the Australian economy will grow by 3 per cent in 2003, before rebounding to 3.5% in 2004. The IMF also expects the ...
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