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Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... normalisation. As the dot plots and the "projected appropriate policy path" show, the Fed remains on track to raise interest rates two more times this year - median fed funds projection at 2.1% (unchanged from December's) - three times next year - 2.9% ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... government bonds. For world equities to deliver healthy returns, valuations demand fast growth, low inflation and low interest rates and sustainable profit margins and no problems in China, he said. These are a "very tall order" and will unlikely happen. ...

Chief economist update: Plotting the dots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... March. But perhaps, the right statement is not that markets are widely expecting the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month, rather, markets dictate that the Fed does because as you and I know how markets behave when disappointed...they ...

No room for complacency: Rowell

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... and Rowell says to expect revisions to some reporting standards. Results will be released by the end of 2018. Low interest rates, uncertainty in financial markets, fund consolidation and more members moving from fund accumulation to retirement stage ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... consider economic expansion as negative for bonds because it can indicate inflation may be going up which might force interest rates to increase. When interest rates go up bond investors can suffer because the interest yields on their bonds may not be ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... Sydney outing while at the same time offering forward guidance: "With the economy moving in the right direction, and interest rates still quite low, it is likely that the next move in interest rates in Australia will be up, not down." But the economy ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... many are turning to alternatives such as infrastructure (55%) and private debt (47%) to replace fixed income as interest rates rise and the 30-year bond bull market comes to a close. While alternative investments can present a range of portfolio risks ...

Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... year to January from 2.5% in the previous month and below the 4% target - offers the Bank of Russia scope to cut interest rates further from the current 7.5% to boost economic growth some more. There's no doubt Putin's high approval rating (80%) will ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... bond markets. And Munro believes there is a lot more to play out in bonds. He sees no immediate end to movement in interest rates and if they continue to increase, and selected equity markets and emerging market debt continues to deliver, "then I'm pretty ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... that the Fed would go four times instead of three is the least markets should worry about - the Fed could raise interest rates by more as higher tariffs are passed onto the domestic economy. Retaliation from other countries would prompt Trump to counter ...