by Stephen Roberts | 23 Oct, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
The Q3 CPI was higher than expected and up 1.2% q-o-q (consensus 0.8%) although the annual change is only 2.2% y-o-y. The main causes of the bigger than expected rise were sharp increases in components related to transport, +2.4% q-o-q (mostly petrol prices up 7.6%... by Stephen Roberts | 14 Oct, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Despite the impasse in Washington, the US economy continues to improve moderately, even though the partial government shutdown will trim GDP growth in Q4. Gauging how the US economy is travelling has been complicated by the absence of some official data (delayed until... by Stephen Roberts | 8 Oct, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Risk assets were stronger mostly through September assisted by further signs of moderate global economic expansion, easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a surprise decision by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) at its September policy meeting to delay... by Stephen Roberts | 30 Sep, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
This is the first of our monthly reviews of the Australian economy containing also an update of our forecasts. Almost all regular economic readings produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Reserve Bank deal with the past, some the quite distant... by Stephen Roberts | 23 Sep, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
The main message from the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision not to start tapering its $US85 billion bond and mortgage buying program (QE) is one of concern that US economic growth is still not improving sustainably. To back up this point the Fed lowered its annual...