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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... since December 2015 (minus 5.7) - from minus 8 in the previous month, supporting speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) will remain on hold, at least for the duration of this year. UK industrial trends The Confederation of British Industry's ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... contain inflation -- the same US dollar strength that's also aiding the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank's (ECB) quest towards faster growth and higher inflation. The euro is down 2.6% versus the greenback this year to date (it was up ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... York last 29 March, Fed Chair Yellen stated that, "It certainly would be helpful to see fiscal policy play a larger role." ECB president Draghi had for a long time been asking governments for support with increased spending and looser tax policies. BOE ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... The latest update on the euro area's manufacturing and service sectors could increase on-going tapering speculations by the ECB. Markit's flash Eurozone PMI composite output index rose to a 10-month high reading of 53.7 in October from 52.6 in September ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in September from 5.7% in the previous month as the participation rate decreased to 64.5% from 64.7%. ECB monetary policy decision The European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged at its 20 October governing ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... easing announcements. The Fed fought back, halving its four rises to two and eventually one this year (maybe). The BOJ and the ECB have returned fire and are expected to do more. Naturally, the other smaller central banks caught in the crossfire are ...

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... 0.7%, the Dow by 1.1% and the Nasdaq (since 1971) by 1.0% -- on average - during Septembers. Blame the European Central Bank (ECB) for setting the negative tone in the financial markets. While it kept monetary policy unchanged at its September meet as ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... slowdown in revolving credit points to weaker consumer spending but at the same time is a positive for consumers' balance sheet. ECB policy As widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept policy unchanged at its September Governing Council meeting ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... 1.2% annualised". Overall, Markit concludes that, "While the resilience of the PMI in August will add to the belief that the ECB will see no need for any immediate further stimulus, the weakness of the overall pace of expansion and disappointing trends ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... market expectations for a minus 6.3 print. The Bank of England's (BOE) policy easing in August and the European Central Bank's (ECB) promise to act if necessary helped improve confidence.