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Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... COVID-19 infections and deaths that, in turn, prompted the re-imposition of restrictions in a number of states. US retail sales dropped by 1.1% in the month of November, following a 0.1% fall in the previous month for its second straight month of decline. ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... has declined to 11.1% in June from 13.3% in May and 14.7% in April - a record high...."spending is increasing". US retail sales soared by 17.7% in the month of May, more than reversing the record 14.7% slump in the previous month as businesses reopened ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... coronavirus has resurfaced in Beijing and, with it, the re-imposition of lockdowns. Have money, will travel. The latest US retail sales report - up 17.7% in May from April - underscores the power of money. Cheaper borrowing costs and money printing from ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... have work are limited from spending due to social restriction regulations and business shutdowns. Not surprising, US retail sales plummeted by 8.7% in the month of March, with consumers only increasing their purchases of "food and beverages" (25.6%) ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... High US Housing Starts Fall to Near 2-Year Low in March US Manufacturing Growth Holds Steady at Near 2-Year Low US Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 1-1/2 Years US Jobless Claims Drop to Fresh Low since 1969 US March Budget Gap Smaller than Expected ...

Chief economist update: Is the US about to join the global slowdown club?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... constitutes the bulk of household spending that, in turn, accounts for about 70% of the US economy - showed that US retail sales dropped by 1.2% in the month of December - the biggest monthly drop in more than nine years (September 2009) - following ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... for US equities and even compounded by data (released on the same day) of weaker than expected retail spending. US retail sales fell by 0.3% in the month of January after recording no growth (revised lower from a 0.4% increase) in the previous month. ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... NAIRU for the US is now lower. But whatever it is US inflation remains low and softening, and the easing trend in US retail sales growth offers no support. US retail sales fell by a lower than expected 0.2% in the month of June following a 0.1% decline ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... comparison when the second quarter figures are estimated, partial indicators for the second quarter are not so plush. US retail sales growth have trended lower from 4.8% year-on-year growth in March to 4.6% in April and 3.8% in May. There's a similar ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... remaining unchanged at 64.8 per cent; and the employment to population ratio remaining steady at 61.1 per cent." US retail sales Retail spending in the US continued to slow, adding more evidence that the economy is a long way from "overheating" as Rosengren ...
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