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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... consumption, we'll have to see if this single month improvement in confidence continues in the following months. Here, PM Abe's (final?) decision to delay the scheduled increase in the consumption tax next April could provide support.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... straight month to a reading of 47.6 in May from 48.2 in April. This is also the fastest decline since December 2012 - when PM Abe was elected and before the implementation of the "three arrows". The "three arrows" that became "broken arrows" soon after ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... willingness and the determination to act". The BOJ might not be too far behind. The Wall Street Journal quoted an aide of PM Abe saying that, "Conditions for additional easing have fallen into place". China's doing its bit too. Vice-President Li Yuanchao ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... rate of 6.8% in the June quarter. No worries, this is better than market expectations for a 7.0% contraction. No worries, PM Abe and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) factored in this give back after the growth spurt in the March quarter (up 6.1% annualised) before ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... early days. The BOJ could still pump mo' money if the economy follows the path it did in 1997. And just last week, we have PM Abe firing the 'the third arrow' of structural reforms. The Japanese government has formally adopted the growth strategy drafted ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... announce more stimulus measures - good - because of "bad" China slowdown data. So it is with Japan with both the BOJ and PM Abe expected to unleash more money to offset the expected "bad" after-effects of the higher consumption tax. So it is with the ...

Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... especially if arrows two and three also hit the bulleye. Arrow number two is "Abenomics" - or huge government spending. PM Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plans to spend over US$2.4 trillion worth of public works stimulus (equivalent to about 40% ...
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