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Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... Mario Draghi hinted at giving you, I and Irene more than the "two front teeth" we want for Christmas. "The degree of monetary-policy accommodation will need to be reviewed at our December meeting when new macroeconomic projections will be available. ...

Quantitative easing eases bank lending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015

Future Fund issues return warning

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... than 15%. Neal said: "We have seen significant volatility across markets during the quarter. The global impact of US monetary policy has been a source of volatility as the US Federal Reserve inches closer to starting to raise its interest rates off the ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... rise in the US: "The volatility will be wider than the US, it will span around the world because we have a divergence in monetary policy," Craig says. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) senior analyst of economic and market research ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." These were the words in the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement of September used to justify the US central bank's decision not to lift interest rates last month notwithstanding ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... Fed speak. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer reportedly "told a group on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Peru" that the Fed will raise interest rates this year. But (of course there's a but, it's Fedspeak), this ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... What happened in 2013 was the start of "long, gradual tightening cycle," Mr. Kocherlakota said. Given that changes in monetary policy affect the economy with as much as a two-year lag, "the slow rate of labor-market improvement in 2015 is not all that ...

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... they're not a-changin'. This, at least, could be gleaned from two central banks that conducted their regular tete-a-tete on monetary policy so far this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept money things the same - as expected - as it continues ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... system to ensure it remains sustainable and equitable." In its latest economic assessment of Australia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said any changes to Australia's tax and superannuation system would need to regard the country's "already highly-progressive ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... Notice that business credit's negative growth between 2009 and 2011? Did we get a recession back then? The transmission of monetary policy finally transmitting? Businesses finally drinking the water RBA gov Glenn led them? This positive report is consistent ...