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Chief economist update: Fed cut and Trump's war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... Tariff of 10% on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products coming from China into our Country" [ sic ]. Yes folks, Trump's fired at China again, and this "small" 10% could presumably be raised to 25% at a later date depending on ongoing ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... - ABC News 'The Fed has gone crazy': Trump points finger for Wall Street tumble - The Sydney Morning Herald Yes folks, it's because of the trade war, it's because of the Fed, it's because of rising bond yields, the IMF's downgrade ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... described these input price pressures as elevated or strong. Tariffs contributed to the increases for metals and lumber." Yes folks, the economy's behaving just as Economics 101 dictates given trade friction - slowing economic activity and rising ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... was more upbeat: "Japan's economy is expanding moderately, with a virtuous cycle from income to spending operating." Yes folks, the "virtuous cycle" is now in operation and is expected to keep on turning: "Domestic demand is likely to follow an uptrend ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... knock the hell out of the value of their currency and we have to go back and back, and it just doesn't work, folks". Yes folks, it wouldn't work. Factoring in another four Fed rate hikes next year would just put greater upward pressure on the US dollar ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... slightly from 2.26% to 2.27% and Bloomberg's US dollar spot index went down by 0.1%, albeit from an eight-month high. Yes folks, we have prepared and are now prepared for a December lift-off. So go ahead Janet, make our Christmas! Remove this lingering ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... what's in Janet's head as she scours the global economic and financial market landscape and saw that it wasn't good. Yes folks, financial markets were doing backflips again overnight on concerns over dropping commodity prices on concerns over slowing ...

Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... the financial markets bounce around as these odds bounce around as the data and financial markets bounce around as... Yes folks, the order of the day would be volatility. To be sure, a 25 basis point interest rate hike isn't much to write mommy home ...

China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... counter the slowdown in their economy with more stimulus measures - any stimulus measure - just turned into reality. Yes folks, Beijing's topping up last month's monetary policy easing - lowered interest rate and RRR - with expansionary fiscal policies. ...

Water, water everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... years will depend on the economic circumstances.A The Committee will continue to monitor closely the incoming data.". Yes folks, it's "data dependent" ala Fed. Never you mind, "All members agree that, given the likely persistence of the headwinds weighing ...
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