Jeffrey M Roach

researcher

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Americans feel jobs are more scarce and are pulling back on plans for homes, cars, and big-ticket purchases, emitting a warning sign for holiday spending even though layoffs data show employers aren’t yet cutting workers to match the gloom,
The same geopolitical conflict inflating energy prices is also what's keeping the [Federal Reserve] hawkish and what's squeezing Chinese refiners,
As the conflict with Iran drags on longer than many expected, inflation pressures are becoming increasingly entrenched, leaving investors in search of a catalyst strong enough to change the inflation narrative,
I very much hope both countries can hold steady to seize this opportunity, and lock this in ahead of the November budget session,
  • Roach wrote last week, as Solomons leader Matthew Wale faced a no-confidence motion from rebel cabinet ministers that could have ended his prime ministership
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Given the strength of the payroll report, a rate hike on September 16 appears increasingly likely,
If the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted through the Labor Day weekend, we would expect the energy shock to affect additional sectors and heighten uncertainty about the future path of monetary policy,

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US port pledge ups China rivalry in Pacific but island nations stick to own course

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A leaked message from Australia’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands Jeffrey Roach to Solomons Deputy Prime Minister Francis Sade, seen by this masthead, shows that each Solomon Islands constituency would be granted an estimated $1.9 million over three years for community priorities

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