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China's low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
... low-flation provides Central Command and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) scope to enact counter-measures - fiscal and monetary policies - to turn around the slowing boat of China.

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... himself, "Looking ahead, we expect the economic recovery to proceed. Domestic demand should be further supported by our monetary policy measures and their favourable impact on financial conditions, as well as by the earlier progress made with fiscal ...

JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund added to more platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... on changes in the economic and market environment. "Given the volatility we're seeing in markets and the divergence in monetary policy globally, we believe a fixed income approach that provides flexibility to invest in a diverse range of segments as ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... that a modest increase in the federal funds rate target is now appropriate, recognizing that even after this increase monetary policy remains accommodative. As I will explain, the process of normalizing interest rates is likely to proceed gradually ...

Three days to lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... when the US Federal Reserve walks its talk. Come the 16th of December, America's central bank begins its quest to return monetary policy back to normal - exactly seven years to the day when it first dropped the fed funds rate from 1.0% to 0-0.25% on ...

Four steps up, four steps down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
Is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) just toying with monetary policy or what? This is the feeling one gets when one looks at the history of the RBNZ's adjustments to its official cash rate target over the past few years. Yesterday's decision by ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... the government does need to come to grips with that and promote a friendly mix of taxation and spending." In terms of monetary policy, Lawson does not see a lot of positive global factors benefitting Australia in 2016. He said export volume growth will ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... Council meeting - ever since the ECB President promised at his 22 October press conference in Malta that, "The degree of monetary policy accommodation will need to be re-examined at our December meeting". The euro had been steadily depreciating since ...

And then there's gonna be five

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... Chinese yuan will formally join the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound in the International Monetary Fund's basket of reserve currencies known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) come 1 October 2016. Anti-climax because the IMF's ...

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... warned... way back in January, "If necessary, it will therefore remain active in the foreign exchange market to influence monetary conditions". The SNB has every reason to intervene for despite negative interest rates, the franc's strength is taking ...