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Chief economist update: Can't get enough of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... moved on to North Korea (although this was instigated by Kim's nuclear "exercises"), then trade and China, last weekend Syria (and indirectly Syria's sponsor Russia), while at the same time waging war at home with the FBI, his own party and his executive ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is heading Fed's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
Had it not been for Trump's attack threat on Syria (now retreat) the other day, financial markets would have been dissecting the minutes of the Fed's 20-21 March FOMC meeting. There really was nothing significant except for a sentence alluding to a ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... allowed the Fed to continue normalising monetary policy since, despite heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainties - Syria, North Korea, Russia and French elections and Brexit. And more, the US central bank's even considering upside risks to its ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Trump's actions against Syria show that he walks the talk, putting Chinese president Xi on notice that the US may yet make good on its threat to slap a 45% tariff on Chinese imports. America's missile assault on Syria, in retaliation for the chemical ...

Too much ado about Fed reinvesting nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... ordinary day on Wall Street but last night it was one with an upward bias despite geo-political tremors - chemical attack in Syria and nuclear missile testing in North Korea - and doubts over Trump-flation. This came as no surprise for Wall Streeters ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... signed an executive order re-imposing the "travel ban" on six countries (formerly seven) -- Yemen, Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria and Sudan (now excludes Iraq) show Trump's determination to follow through on his promises. Trump's reflationary policies and ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... would recall Trump's executive order barring the citizens of seven Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen - from US soil for the next 90 days and the suspension of admission of all refugees for 120 days. And don't we dare ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
Yes people, we are now staring at Dow 20,000! For sure, the Dow as an equity market measure is flawed and that in terms of market and economic fundamentals, this means diddly-squat. However, in the world of technical analysts, this is the mark where ...

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
"Chill out!" Although it could also apply, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chief Glenn Stevens wasn't advising Russian President Vladimir Putin against having Turkey for Thanksgiving in retaliation for Turkey's - the country - downing of a Russian warplane ...

Are we there yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... discourages business and consumer spending) plus the geo-political troubles at the eurozone's doorstep - Putin tit-for-tat, Syria, Iraq, Ebola - plus tighter fiscal budgets equals, more weakness. We've also been warning - you and I, Virginia - about ...
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