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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... A$2.5 billion trade gap. Exports, or goods and services credits, fell by 1.0% over the month led by a 20% drop in "non-monetary gold" shipments. Exports of rural goods declined by 5% partially offset by a 2% increase in non-rural goods. Services exports ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... out of cycle moves from the banks in terms of the lending rates. So those factors, we think, are going to contribute to monetary policy and further easing," said Miall. Concluding Miall said: "We recognise that housing has had a big run up, housing affordability ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... reduction rose to 11.8% from 11.6 in February. Eurozone household credit The European Central Bank's (ECB) accommodative monetary policy appears to be having their intended effect, lifting credit to households and non-financial companies. Loans to households ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... Western sanctions will continue to batter Moscow's economic fortunes. Worse, the Bank of Russia has no room to provide monetary policy accommodation because it deems that "inflation risks remain high". The Russian central bank kept interest rates unchanged ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... director of manager research Tim Murphy said 2015 brought growing uncertainty for markets worldwide, fuelled by changes in monetary policies in the United States and Europe, slowing economic growth around the world, and slumping commodity prices, especially ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... banks and their boards met to discuss money policy. While the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) kept monetary policy unchanged - and despite at differing stages in their economic cycles - both offered soothing words. The BOJ could "decide ...

Data says not yet but what would Janet say?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... financial markets as focus turned to the Fed's FOMC meeting which started overnight. While the Fed is not expected to alter monetary policy at all at this month's meeting, there's a niggling sense of anticipation of what Janet's forward guidance would ...

No tears for China's disappointing data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... government will meet its economic growth target over the next five years (this again is 6.5%-7.0%). And that, "Excessive monetary policy stimulus isn't necessary to achieve the target... If there isn't any big economic or financial turmoil, we'll keep ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... it puts downward pressure on emerging market currencies. There'll be more of 'em CBs meeting to deliberating on their monetary settings this week. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank of England (BOE) are widely expected to keep their respective ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... the drop in the euro immediately following the ECB's announcement pooh-pooh recent concerns over the effectiveness of monetary policy (it worked). And the subsequent reversal? Well, if anyone bothered to read Mario's full statement on the matter, it ...